Published on web at: 2009-12-09 01:19:11 +05:30. Section: Muslim World section.
R and B singer Beyonce, has brought her world tour to Egypt where she faced the ire of Islamists. Hamdi Hassan, a lawmaker from the Muslim Brotherhood, has written to the speaker of the house and the interior minister labelling her planned night show a “sex party” and demanding to know why she was allowed to perform. Western singers regularly perform in Egypt. Last month, Beyonce postponed a concert outside Kuala Lumpur after an official of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) expressed sharp disapproval.