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According to an Indonesian Islamic organization, the upcoming concert by Kelly Clarkson in Jakarta is banned under Islamic law for it is being sponsored by a tobacco company. The Muhammadiyah is the second largest Islamic organization in the world’s most populous Muslim country. It has recently proclaimed all smoking forbidden under Islam. According to Yanuar Ilyas, head of the organization’s fatwa, there was no smoking fatwa applied to Clarkson’s concert. It is made clear that smoking is forbidden under Islam. Kelly Clarkson’s Jakarta concert is scheduled for April 29 and is being sponsored by L.A. Lights cigarettes. Even the U.S.-based campaign for Tobacco-Free kids also raised objections and asked Clarkson to cancel the sponsorship. According to Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, if the singer pursues with this concert, she is choosing to be a representative and a spokesperson for the tobacco industry and further more, helping them to market cigarettes to children. On the other hand, if she rejects the sponsorship, she can send a strong and powerful message to children not only in Indonesia but all around the world. Indonesia still has to sign on to such ban before it becomes official. Clarkson’s fans also gave their comments on her Facebook page to drop the tobacco sponsorship. According to a posting entitled “Jakarta Mishap”, the singer said that it is going to be a lose-lose situation and that she’s not happy about it, but the damage has been done and she can’t refuse to cancel on her fans. Kelly Clarkson’s Jakarta Concert Is Banned is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →