Friday, October 02, 2009

Clerical kooks in m hometown of Tyre, Lebanon

"A group of Lebanese Muslim scholars on Thursday forced the cancellation of a planned performance by a Brazilian samba troupe in the southern coastal city of Tyre on moral and religious grounds. "This is a pornographic dance group that goes against our ethics," Sheikh Ali Yassin, one of 50 religious leaders who had called for the cancellation, told AFP." (thanks David)