Brazilian musicians from Rio De Janeiro Carnival perform in front of al-Amin mosque during a parade in downtown Beirut September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Posted on 10/03/2009 4:07:55 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Tire, Lebanon (Reuters) – A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said.
A statement by the clerics condemned plans for the open-air display by a dance troupe that has been touring Lebanon.
"We support tourism but are against obscenity," said Sheikh Ali Yassin, who heads a group of clerics in the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim city.
The local council responded by cancelling the show after consulting politicians and security officials, officials said.
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wow.
I guess the Lambada troupe scheduled for November should cancel their reservations too.
Brazilian musicians from Rio De Janeiro Carnival perform in front of al-Amin mosque during a parade in downtown Beirut September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Coming to a town near you.
I see that one poor reporter dropped his contact lens...
probably half of those dancers are men
Samaba Dancing.....NO!!! Indecent.
Cutting Heads off Infidels....Sure.
Remember the motto of the Muslim cleric:
“Fire bad! Four legs bad! Two legs good! What is the law? Sharia!”
Not very diversity-minded of them.
The Religion of Cooties strikes again.
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