The Show Goes On For Avril!

The Show Goes On For Avril!
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Avril Lavigne’s concert in Malaysia is still on, Reuters reports.

 

Government officials reversed a decision barring Avril from performing on Aug. 29, leading up to the country’s Aug. 31 independence-day festivities. The Canadian pop-star’s show in Kuala Lumpur was originally canned after protests from an Islamist party.

Just last October, pop superstar Beyonce Knowles canceled her own show in Malaysia to protest against the country’s strict dress code.

Published 8/24/08 by the Insider

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  • you avril and u widding
    Anonymous 9/11/08 Reply
  • As a non-muslim American who has been to Malaysia many times, I feel one needs to at least make an attempt to conform to one's host nation. You are a guest, and you (should) know what the local customs, dress codes, and societal standards and...
    Anonymous 8/29/08 Reply
  • hahahaahaa, hillarious. Some chicks bitching about not being able to show their butts and tits. To cancel a show for not being able to wear revealing clothing is pathetic. It shows the artist doesn't really focus on her songs as much as the "show"....
    Anonymous 8/29/08 Reply
  • Funny! I've seen a woman in shorts in the Kuala Lumpur city center.
    Anonymous 8/29/08 Reply
  • Look, there is no extremism in Islam.

    LISTEN before you stop reading this. Men in Islam are not told to force women to wear the hijab. That's just some things some muslims do. Wearing it is something between them and God.

    Avril, IS performing...
    Anonymous 8/28/08 Reply
  • I am from Malaysia and I was really furious when I found out Avril was canceled. wtf man, this country is so screwed up..
    Anonymous 8/28/08 Reply
  • She can wear whatever she wants. No one in the modern world cares what Islamic fundamentalists think, nor do we have to listen to them. Props to Beyonce. Burkas are disgusting tools used to control women. Any man who demands that women wear burkas...
    Anonymous 8/27/08 Reply
  • outfit like in the 'hot' music videos is against islam. she should wear polite clothing (by malaysian standard) while on stage. it's not like she suddenly can't sing if she doesnt wear sexy outfit
    Anonymous 8/27/08 Reply
    • I'm guessing you're a Muslim extremist then? Get out, this isn't your place.
      Anonymous 8/27/08
  • What did they expect? Avril to perform in a Burqa?
    Anonymous 8/26/08 Reply
  • I think that it's unfair to try to put our standards onto another country. they have the right to make the rules they want to.
    JustInTime101 8/24/08 Reply
  • good for her - censorship should not be tolerated!
    dsnyland45 8/24/08 Reply