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Local pop star with antidrug message not Islamic enough for Aceh
Jakarta Globe - April 10, 2016
Dedi Maulana, director of event organizer Aceh Mediatama Indonesia, said he could not understand why the concert, scheduled to take place on Sunday (10/04), was banned. He said the artist Zuhdi, known by his stage name Adi Bergek, had done nothing to violate the shariah law, adopted by the province.
Dedi told Tempo.co that Adi's concert had been green-lighted by the local council of Islamic clerics. Adi had planned to perform alongside musicians from local Islamic choir group Kasidah Islami and has long been using his music to campaign against drugs.
The organizers had also made sure that men and women would be watching Adi's concert while separated by a metal barrier. A place to pray would also be available for the duration of the concert. "Besides, the concert would take place in the middle of the day anyway," Dedi told the news portal.
Dedi said the Lhokseumawe city administration issued the decision on Friday and the organizer was never informed of the reason. "We never understood why and were never involved in the decision. And this happened after we made sure everything [complies with sharia law]," he said.
Officials in Aceh have banned several concerts and fashion shows they deemed un-Islamic in the past.
Source: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/local-pop-star-antidrug-message-not-islamic-enough-aceh/.
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