Indonesians angered over Playboy plans

[sonz]

Plans to launch an Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine angered Muslims in the world’s largest Islamic nation.



Although Local Playboy licensee Ponti Carolus Pandean claimed that the edition would not contain nudity, Indonesian Muslims, including leaders of large Islamic organizations, fiercely rejected the launch of the “immoral and un-Islamic” magazine.

The country’s main religious affairs authority, the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), demanded the government to ban magazine.

"The government should forbid this kind of media, as it will cause a strong reaction from people and tend to bring anarchy among the people who are against this magazine," the Antara news agency quoted MUI fatwa commission head Maruf Amin as saying.

Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), also said that pornography would corrupt youth, and demanded the government to ban other magazines with lewd contents.

Indonesian criminal law bans any material that offends public morals and decency or corrupts juveniles. Legislators are currently considering tougher morality laws.

Apart from the American edition, Playboy has 20 local editions, although none in the Islamic world.

Source: www.cnsnews.com

[Sahabiyaat]

what the....:hmm: :vomit:

[afriend]

This is just too much....Maybe something will be done....THIS IS INDONESIA WE'RE TALKIN ABOUT!!!!

[Muezzin]

Another one of those news stories that's so ridiculous, you can't help but laugh.

I mean seriously, do the words 'business sense' mean anything to these Playboy people?

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[minaz]

Are we still going on our trip to Indonesia this summer now Muezzin?
Cuz if we aint, that'd be 25kg of magazine space we'd be missin out on :p

[Issa]

Another one of those news stories that's so ridiculous, you can't help but laugh.

I mean seriously, do the words 'business sense' mean anything to these Playboy people?

:sl: ,

I live in the USA and I am a revert. I am well aware of these types of magazines. I agree with you. From a 'business' point of view, this isn't even a place I would think to sell a dirty magazine! They should fire the guy who came up with this idea. Even if they are allowed to sell it there no one would buy it, insha Allah!!!
:w:

[Umar001]

nah, come on, I think people would buy it, just interesting that they selling it there, but believe if they do start putting them up in shops I garantee people will buy 'em


Peace be with ya

not that they should, im not encouraging it

[afriend]

But inshallah something will happen....Indonesia isn't a 'push-over' type of Muslim country!!!

Like the rest of the so called 'Muslim countries'

[Issa]

nah, come on, I think people would buy it, just interesting that they selling it there, but believe if they do start putting them up in shops I garantee people will buy 'em


Peace be with ya

not that they should, im not encouraging it

Salaamz,
You are right, someone would buy it(too bad so sad). What percentage of the population is Muslim there? Not that a Muslim man isn't capable of having a lapse in judgement, but I would still want to sell my product somewhere I was pretty sure it would sell well (selling Playboy in a Muslim country is risky, don't you think? or am I being naive?).
And, I know you wouldn't encourage that kind of thing, brother. ;D

[afzalaung]

what madness...what market will there be in one of Muslim strongholds for a damned haraami magazine.

[Muezzin]

what madness...what market will there be in one of Muslim strongholds for a damned haraami magazine.

Not much I hope, but they're bound to sell some. Sad but true.