Commentators say the music video is ‘an embarrassment to Taiwan,’ but the band says it’s a victim.
The News Lens
Date: 2016/08/26
By: Olivia Yang
A music video by Malaysian rapper Namewee (黃明志) and Taiwanese band 911 (玖壹壹) has sparked
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outrage on the Internet for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.
The video shows a number of religious figures, including the Prophet Muhammad, whose depiction is prohibited in the Koran. It shows a man-like Muhammad drinking, gambling, and holding a gun.
In a YouTube video uploaded by DREAM清醒夢LUCID, two British men living in Taiwan say the video has “really tarnished the name of Taiwan.”
“If you are going to portray religious figures in this way, you need to be very aware of what you’re doing. There needs to be some deeper message,” one of the men says in the video. [FULL STORY]