A rap star has been detained in Malaysia on blasphemy charges after allegedly insulting Islam in his latest music video.
Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, was arrested at the Kuala
Lumpur International Airport where he was returning from overseas, the
Bernama agency said.
The word ‘Allah’ and sounds of the Islamic call to prayer were said to be used in the four-minute Mandarin music video, titled ‘Oh My God.’
The video, ‘Oh My God,’ was released in July and featured
three other singers rapping in Mandarin in front of various places of
worship and using the word Allah Enraged Malay Islamic activists lodged
police complaints against Wee, saying the video was rude and
disrespectful to Islam but the singer has defended himself by stating
that what he was saying in the video was meant to promote religious
harmony.
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