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Beyoncé is facing another backlash from Islamic groups – conservative Muslims in Egypt fear her upcoming concert will threaten the country’s “social peace and stability”.
The Crazy In Love superstar is due to take her I Am... world tour to the mostly Muslim nation on Friday.
But Islamic groups have complained to the government, saying the show should not go ahead .
In a letter to the authorities, a representative for opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood writes: ”Why are you encouraging this insolent sex party? You are encouraging vice and debauchery.”
The criticism mirrors similar outrage in Malaysia last month, when Muslim leaders led protests against Beyoncé’s sexy on-stage antics.
However, the Egyptian event organiser has dismissed the criticisms, insisting that not all Muslims are offended.
Ahmed Beltagi says: “We are Muslims too… this will not stop Egypt from hosting an award-winning, first-class artist. We should salute her instead of criticising her.”
R&B star Rihanna says she feared Chris Brown would never stop beating her during the shocking February attack when she realised there was “no soul in his eyes”.
The Bajan beauty went into detail on TV about the shocking sequence of events on that fateful night, opening up for the first time about the bust-up that left her black and blue.
She confirmed rumours that it was a text message Brown received from a girl that sparked the fight in his car after a pre-Grammy party: “We had a blast that night. (But then) I caught him at a (traffic) light and he wouldn’t tell the truth. I wouldn’t drop it. I couldn’t take that he kept lying to me, his back was up against the wall, the truth was right there in the text message.” – Wenn
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