Muslim pop star gets death threats over video
Deeyah promotes women's rights by appearing in bikini, halter top

Melissa Leong, National Post
Published: Monday, February 27, 2006

A Muslim pop star has hired bodyguards for her upcoming tour in Britain after receiving death threats over her newest video, which features her stripping off a burka to reveal her bikini-clad body.

Deeyah, who has been dubbed the "Muslim Madonna," has been forced to hire security guards to protect her in London next month while she promotes a new single and video, according to the British newspaper The Independent.

The 27-year-old Norwegian-born star has become the target of threats from religious extremists who are angry about the video for her song What Will It Be, which she argues is about Muslim women's rights and empowerment. The video features Irshad Manji, the Toronto-based feminist Muslim writer, ripping off a strip of tape that covers her mouth.

On Ms. Manji's official Web site, she said she participated in the video because Deeyah represents "integrity and independence of thought." She added that since the release of the video, Deeyah has received a string of death threats and media outlets have "succumbed to the intimidation of angry Muslims, and are low-balling a great tune."

Deeyah, who divides her time between the United Kingdom and the United States, filmed the video in the U.S. and in India -- where, according to her Web site, she was chased around "the bumpy roads of Mumbai by a truck full of Muslim men who are angry at the [sight] of the sultry pop star being filmed." Filming sites in Los Angeles had to be kept secret due to "more threats to Deeyah's safety," her site says.

In her video, the faces of "women who have been killed in the name of 'honour' " are projected on to Deeyah's naked back. She also dances in the streets wearing a halter top.

"My core message in this video is the right of a woman to choose her own path and express herself without the fear of violence or cultural excommunication," she says on Ms. Manji's Web site.

"After years of being called a 'whore,' 'devil' and 'bringer of shame' by people who use Islam as their shield, I have decided to let this video speak for me ... I am tired of the people who clamour at the slightest hint of skin on a Muslim woman but who will not speak up when a woman is beaten and even murdered in the name of Islam."

Hoda Fahmy, who works with a group that provides education to Muslim women in Canada, says Deeyah's message is lost along with the singer's clothing.

"A lot of us are working for women's rights, particularly in the Muslim world. I think we have more self-respect than to dance around naked to make our point," she said. "It's unfortunate that she has to use those means, because it's true -- women are not able to speak up in a lot of these countries."

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Just in case you were wondering ......



http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/545/deeyahgallery04079im.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

she's hot! :D
About the death threats, just another case of violent extremist muslims disgracing their religion. Sick bastards....

Watch out for those machine gun boobs they could shoot your eye out :D

It would be a sin to not show that body.

Originally posted by old-reb
It would be a sin to not show that body.



agreed.

this is another case of religion telling people what to do, how to do it, and when to do it.

Gee sedan,

The Muslim men have had some thousand years of telling women what to do, what to wear, where they can go, what they can do etc. It only stands to reason that they would be just a little bit upset when one of their women strays off the plantation. Hell, she was bucking some thousand years of tradition, how dare her, dammit.

Actually, I was hoping googs or Innocent Sweety would post an opinion here. Plus, I really really like the picture.

I think this would cause more riots then a stupid cartoon? Hmmmm maybe if the cartoonist were muslim things would be different?

sedan

I was also hoping for a response by googs and/or innocent sweety.

The response to her video is indicative of the thought processes of far too many among the Islamic community. Any deviation from what they see as religious correctness is to be met by death.

It seems they're doing the judging instead of letting God judge her. Didn't the Catholics go through this sort of thing ? The Inquisition - the reformation? History sorta repeats itself.

Originally posted by newdsagent3
It seems they're doing the judging instead of letting God judge her. Didn't the Catholics go through this sort of thing ? The Inquisition - the reformation? History sorta repeats itself.

The Catholics worked through it, we are still waiting for the Muslims to work through it.

Originally posted by newdsagent3
It seems they're doing the judging instead of letting God judge her. Didn't the Catholics go through this sort of thing ? The Inquisition - the reformation? History sorta repeats itself.

hee hee :) they're just helping God with passing judgement ;) This way he won't have so much on his plate, and he can worry more about finding 72 virgins for all the do gooders :D

"Muslim pop star"??? I didn't know there were any...

That aside, I'd bang the living shit outta that. :thumbs:

I will take 72 of them, Please.

LOL!

Yeah, if that's what they look like when they're not wearing a burkha, then I'd blow shit up, too.

The Muslim men have had some thousand years of telling women what to do, what to wear, where they can go, what they can do etc. It only stands to reason that they would be just a little bit upset when one of their women strays off the plantation. Hell, she was bucking some thousand years of tradition, how dare her, dammit. Those who seek power never give it up willingly.

This doesn't really bother me since I do witness a lot of this in America. The death threats are a little out of hand. But she should have known that the death threats were coming especially in a place that holds religon to the highest degree. In the muslim religon, women are suppose to dress modest to represent their chastity. I know whats gonna come up, it is not just women that have certain regulations when it comes to the way they should dress. Men have many regulations such as the way their clothes should be dressed, no gold or silk, no dressing like women, etc.

Another example of how backwards muslim nations are. They treat women like dogs and in this case - same old tired line. If you don't agree then a death threat follows shortly after.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc4myUoR6RQ&search=muslim%20convert
Are these people backwards?

or them? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYo2T3V3y7U

googs

The fact that you consider death threats to be only, "a little out of hand" is indicative of the Moslem mind set. Death threats are not, 'a little out of hand", they are totally out of hand and should be condemned, not explained away.

Originally posted by googs
or them? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYo2T3V3y7U

Uh-oh!

Well, I guess your right frogger. But you have to take in consideration that in Pakistan they are super conservative. And when a woman dressed like that is walking down the street. It's unsettling.
This muslim singer is from Jordan. No outcry over there. Just in super conservative countries who think they go by the Quran but in reality they do no.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Karazon

In Australia, the Muslims have been rioting over Christians wearing bikinis.

Okay...and the KKK have made death threats against black people.

Originally posted by googs
Okay...and the KKK have made death threats against black people.

True, but if you hear of a KKK making a death threat then let the FBI know and that KKK will be sitting in a cage.

The government pursues racial theats with vigor.

Old-reb your thoughts are irrational, unreasonalbe, illogical, foolish, crazy, and absurd. Everything you say is about the destruction of Islam and your hate for Islam. You speak about this terrorist religon when it does'nt exist. You speak about our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as if he was someone like Hitler. Your facts are wrong and your wrong. You don't see me or Innocent spreading false stereotypes about Judasim or christianity. After we repeatedly prove and tell you that your false stereotypes are untrue, you continually place these stereotypes all over this forum. Instead of insulting the religon, open the Quran and read it. And untill you do, really there is no point of arguing agaisnt Islam due to the fact that you do not know anytihing about the religon except for the false propaganda you see on CNN or FOX. Until then, there is really know point for an arguement on your behalf since what you arguement is based on is false. There is a quote known to the muslims world and it goes like this:" Islam is a perfect religon, unfortunately, the people that practice it are not."

Originally posted by googs
Old-reb your thoughts are irrational, unreasonalbe, illogical, foolish, crazy, and absurd. Everything you say is about the destruction of Islam and your hate for Islam. You speak about this terrorist religon when it does'nt exist. You speak about our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as if he was someone like Hitler. Your facts are wrong and your wrong. You don't see me or Innocent spreading false stereotypes about Judasim or christianity. After we repeatedly prove and tell you that your false stereotypes are untrue, you continually place these stereotypes all over this forum. Instead of insulting the religon, open the Quran and read it. And untill you do, really there is no point of arguing agaisnt Islam due to the fact that you do not know anytihing about the religon except for the false propaganda you see on CNN or FOX. Until then, there is really know point for an arguement on your behalf since what you arguement is based on is false. There is a quote known to the muslims world and it goes like this:" Islam is a perfect religon, unfortunately, the people that practice it are not."


Goog,

You are the one going around demonizing Jews in a Jihad by the pen. I have merely given the Jews side of the picture. CNN and Fox merely put out the news as it happens. This post shows your true nature and seems to reflect the nature of those who put a fatwha on the cartoonist.

You can't even tell the truth when you are insulting me. Get a grip!

Originally posted by googs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc4myUoR6RQ&search=muslim%20convert
Are these people backwards?

No, the video is about the UK.

You are the one going around demonizing Jews in a Jihad by the pen. I have merely given the Jews side of the picture. CNN and Fox merely put out the news as it happens. This post shows your true nature and seems to reflect the nature of those who put a fatwha on the cartoonist. googs hasn't mentioned Jews once in this thread.

You freudian projections of your own inherent racism is getting a little old, reb...

Originally posted by 500lbguerilla
googs hasn't mentioned Jews once in this thread.


Silly boy,

Trying to imply something that is not by saying he is innocent on this thread only.

He started a thread called, "Israelie Apartheid" Where he spreads the LIE that Israel is racist towards Palestines when it is the Palestines who live their simple lives only for the purpose of killing Jews.

The Jews wall out the racist fanatics to keep them from killing, but Googs says the Jews keep them seperate because Jews are racist. We went over this 1000 times. At least googs has the sense to take a break.

It is an old muslim trick that has worked for centurys, "Blame the victim"
It was used to riot and blame Denmark and a lot of people bought that lie as well.

Originally posted by DrewM
No, the video is about the UK.
LOL!

Originally posted by 500lbguerilla
You freudian projections of your own inherent racism is getting a little old, reb...
Wow! All this insight, and you don't even have a degree. Color me impressed.......quack.

Well Drew, you ovbiously did not watch the movie....:rolleyes:

He started a thread called, "Israelie Apartheid" Where he spreads the LIE that Israel is racist towards Palestines when it is the Palestines who live their simple lives only for the purpose of killing Jews.

Israelis and Jews are different. Appaerently you have trouble with comprehension as well. But I guess who can blame you when anytime someone criticizes Israel they get called a racist (against Jews).

So on one hand you are pretending the Israel isn't racist towards non-jews, and on the other hand you claim that criticizing Israel is racist against Jews. If Israel isn't preferential to Jews then how can criticizing Israel be racist towards Jews?

You see how you directly contradicted yourself in those sentences?...Your talking in circles and don't even know it. You can't have it both ways.

Israeli politicians have a bad habit of hiding behind innocent Jews to justify genocide...

OR - go to the Israeli apartide thread
http://www.allforums.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=186014#post186014

The UK is trying to amend its war crime laws so Israelis cannot be held accountable. Now why would this be neccessary unless they were commiting war crimes?...