One Direction's Zayn Malik has been accused of trying to convert young fans to Islam
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In her American blog, Debbie Schlussel accused the 19-year-old, who has a British Pakistani father and an English mother, of "pimping Islam" to children.
However Zudhi Jasser, an American Muslim who frequently warns of Islamic radicalization, rejected the claims, reports the Daily Star newspaper.
He said: "I would say all the power to him to be respectful to his faith and be proud of it."
Debbie also claimed his Arabic tattoos and social media use helped to promote the religion to his impressionable admirers.
She warned: "He not only tweeted about fasting for Ramadan, but told fans that Allah is the only god and that only Mohammed is God's true prophet.
"Not the kind of thing you expect your kids to hear sandwiched in between cheesy, saccharin-sweet songs coming out of the mouths of over-moussed and over-gelled boy band tools.
"Keep your daughters away from Zayn Malik's enticing jihad.
"With the boy band One Direction, it's all about pimping Islam amid the deceptive visage of angelic, effeminate boys in a band. Yup, for them there is definitely One Direction: facing Mecca."
She also said Zayn had been chosen to be the "Islamic face" of the band because record companies knew "that Islam sells in Britain".
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kaydog1 | Sep 28, 2012, 10:18 AM EDT
Zayn Malik would be the "friendly" face of islam, whose behaviors (tattoos and dating in Western style) would earn any young lady or male 50 lashes if practiced in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, or Back-of-Beyondistan. The danger is that impressionable tweens and teens will be drawn into this cult and used by cult leaders for their own evil purposes (viz. see "American Taliban"), so yes, I would therefore forbid children ANY contact with One Direction products since they are pushing this cult.
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POL O L | Sep 19, 2012, 12:23 PM EDT
I dont have a lot in common with Islamic nuts but I agree with them on this.OD,Does us a favour and disappear .
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Taiwanlight | Sep 16, 2012, 12:43 PM EDT
'Yup, for them there is definitely One Direction: facing Mecca."
Interesting. When I worked in Sandy Arabia Music was discouraged and tattoos completely banned. Rather lucky for the young guy that he's living in the Satanic West, don't you think?
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merefalow | Jul 16, 2012, 04:44 PM EDT
this religion,i use the term loosely has no place in western culture,it is a feudal theology,backward and totally repressive of women,it uses a brain washing Koranic reading total immersion technique,,like most religions,, from early childhood,once indoctrinated,it proves almost impossible to break away from,especially as apostates can be punished by death,as proven by some of the young Muslim girls murdered by their own fathers and brothers,for simply wishing to embrace the freedoms of our western culture..I make no apology for warning of this fast growing religion?: considering it evil and dangerous to our hard won western freedoms.
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