Rizieq ketika ditemui pihak media.
AFP, Jakarta
Indonesia’s top Islamic authority lashed out Friday at the country’s decision to host the Miss World beauty pageant next month, saying that women exposing their bodies went against Muslim teaching.
The pageant is already facing opposition in Muslim-majority Indonesia, with radicals vowing to stage protests against the contest even after organizers agreed to drop the bikini round in a bid to avoid causing offence.
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) added its voice to the protests Friday, saying a top-level meeting of clerics earlier this month decided it did not want the pageant in the country.
“Exposing women’s bodies in public is ‘haram,’ forbidden by Islamic teaching,”senior MUI official Muhyiddin Junaidi told reporters in the capital Jakarta.
“Even though the bikini event is being axed, the contestants will still wear tight dresses and expose parts of their body.”
The group also urged the country’s Muslims, more than 90 percent of the 240 million population, not to watch the pageant on television.
“The contest tries to trick people by saying that it’s not only a physical beauty contest but also to show inner beauty,” said deputy MUI head, Amirsyah Tambunan.
Junaidi said that the MUI had now made its position clear, and it was up to authorities whether they decided to cancel the pageant.
While most Indonesians practice a moderate form of Islam, a vocal hardline fringe has succeeded in getting events cancelled in the past.
Last year, pop sensation Lady Gaga axed a concert after hardliners threatened to burn down the venue and criticized her for wearing only “a bra and panties.”
More than 130 women will compete in Miss World, with some rounds on the resort island of Bali and the final in Bogor outside Jakarta. Bogor is in West Java province, parts of which are considered a stronghold for radicals.
Organizers revealed in June that the contestants would not wear bikinis during the beach fashion section, to be held in Bali, and would instead wear more conservative attire such as traditional sarongs
The pageant is already facing opposition in Muslim-majority Indonesia, with radicals vowing to stage protests against the contest even after organizers agreed to drop the bikini round in a bid to avoid causing offence.
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) added its voice to the protests Friday, saying a top-level meeting of clerics earlier this month decided it did not want the pageant in the country.
“Exposing women’s bodies in public is ‘haram,’ forbidden by Islamic teaching,”senior MUI official Muhyiddin Junaidi told reporters in the capital Jakarta.
“Even though the bikini event is being axed, the contestants will still wear tight dresses and expose parts of their body.”
The group also urged the country’s Muslims, more than 90 percent of the 240 million population, not to watch the pageant on television.
“The contest tries to trick people by saying that it’s not only a physical beauty contest but also to show inner beauty,” said deputy MUI head, Amirsyah Tambunan.
Junaidi said that the MUI had now made its position clear, and it was up to authorities whether they decided to cancel the pageant.
While most Indonesians practice a moderate form of Islam, a vocal hardline fringe has succeeded in getting events cancelled in the past.
Last year, pop sensation Lady Gaga axed a concert after hardliners threatened to burn down the venue and criticized her for wearing only “a bra and panties.”
More than 130 women will compete in Miss World, with some rounds on the resort island of Bali and the final in Bogor outside Jakarta. Bogor is in West Java province, parts of which are considered a stronghold for radicals.
Organizers revealed in June that the contestants would not wear bikinis during the beach fashion section, to be held in Bali, and would instead wear more conservative attire such as traditional sarongs
JAKARTA - INDONESIA. Ketua Front Pembela Islam (FPI), Rizieq Shihab akui sedia bertanggungjawab atas kenyataannya sebelum ini yang meminta agar program Miss World dibubarkan.
Rizieq juga sedia untuk ditahan polis jika dianggap pencetus provokasi.
“Saya sedia bertanggungjawab dunia akhirat. Tak perlu susah-susah mencari pencetus provokasinya.
"Habib Rizieq ini bersedia ditahan untuk membubarkan Miss World,” katanya di Markas FPI, Jakarta Pusat, hari ini.
Rizieq yang dipetik portal Kompas turut meminta semua tokoh agama di Indonesia turut serta menolak program Miss World yang dijadualkan berlangsung di Bali, 7 September depan.
Malah, Rizieq juga mengajak beberapa pihak untuk mengadakan tunjuk perasaan bagi menolak program ratu cantik itu.
“FPI Jatim, Madura, Banyuwangi terus memberikan pendedahan kepada masyarakat Bali agar menolak Miss World.
"Bali tidak boleh eksklusif sesuka hati kerana Bali sebahagian dari NKRI,” katanya.
Rizieq menyifatkan program tersebut bertentangan dengan nilai-nilai Islam.
“Kalau tetap diadakan, kami akan minta pemerintah bertanggungjawab kerana mereka tidak boleh memberikan kelulusan terhadap pertandingan ini.
“Ia bertentangan dengan kearifan tempatan, budaya, apa lagi dengan syariat dan umat Islam,” katanya.
Seperti yang dilaporkan sebelum ini, buat pertama kali Indonesia menjadi tuan rumah untuk pertandingan Miss World 2013
Rizieq juga sedia untuk ditahan polis jika dianggap pencetus provokasi.
“Saya sedia bertanggungjawab dunia akhirat. Tak perlu susah-susah mencari pencetus provokasinya.
"Habib Rizieq ini bersedia ditahan untuk membubarkan Miss World,” katanya di Markas FPI, Jakarta Pusat, hari ini.
Rizieq yang dipetik portal Kompas turut meminta semua tokoh agama di Indonesia turut serta menolak program Miss World yang dijadualkan berlangsung di Bali, 7 September depan.
Malah, Rizieq juga mengajak beberapa pihak untuk mengadakan tunjuk perasaan bagi menolak program ratu cantik itu.
“FPI Jatim, Madura, Banyuwangi terus memberikan pendedahan kepada masyarakat Bali agar menolak Miss World.
"Bali tidak boleh eksklusif sesuka hati kerana Bali sebahagian dari NKRI,” katanya.
Rizieq menyifatkan program tersebut bertentangan dengan nilai-nilai Islam.
“Kalau tetap diadakan, kami akan minta pemerintah bertanggungjawab kerana mereka tidak boleh memberikan kelulusan terhadap pertandingan ini.
“Ia bertentangan dengan kearifan tempatan, budaya, apa lagi dengan syariat dan umat Islam,” katanya.
Seperti yang dilaporkan sebelum ini, buat pertama kali Indonesia menjadi tuan rumah untuk pertandingan Miss World 2013
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