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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Asia Pacific World Morocco resists Islamist calls to ban Elton John Reuters - Tuesday, May 18 Send IM Story Print By Lamine Ghanmi RABAT - Elton John will headline Morocco's biggest music festival this week despite calls by religious conservatives for the gay singer to be turned away, the event's organizer said. Allowing the British singer and songwriter to perform at the Mawazine World Rhythms festival in the capital Rabat would tarnish the image of the north African kingdom, say powerful opposition Islamists. The writer of "Candle in the Wind '97"', the best-selling single of all time, according to the Guinness Book of Records, has championed sexual freedom and campaigned against the spread of AIDS during a four-decade musical career. "Elton John is one of the best artists in the world. He is great and extraordinary when he appears on stage. That's why we invite him and welcome him to the Mawazine festival," festival director Aziz Daki told Reuters. "The private life of a singer is not our business. We do not invite singers and artists after assessing their private lives." The festival, backed by Morocco's King Mohammed, brings together musicians from 50 countries and has drawn criticism from Islamists who say such events encourage promiscuity and alcohol consumption, corrupting Islamic values. "We asked the government to exclude this person from the list of artists invited to this festival. This man -- sorry, I should say this person, not this man -- is known for bragging about his homosexuality," said Mustapha Ramid, a leading parliamentarian from the opposition Islamist PJD party. "Morocco is an Islamic state where stages should not used to allow a person with such a degree of debauchery to perform because we have to shield the young from such influences," said Ramid. Khalil Hachemi Idrissi, editor of the French-language daily Aujourd'hui Le Maroc, said: "Such a point of view, if we do not pay enough attention, will quickly turn Morocco into an ostracised country among civilized nations." Liberal intellectuals see the calls to scrap Elton John from the festival line-up as part of an attempt by religious conservatives to reverse the modernization of Morocco. Daki said attendance at the festival would be the "ultimate answer" to critics. Mawazine runs from May 21 to 29 and is due to feature over 100 musicians including Britain's Mika, Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias and Lebanese star Elissa. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Iran's Kiarostami impresses Cannes AFP - 45 minutes ago US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Reuters - 2 hours 8 minutes ago Fox rolls out four new comedies Reuters - 2 hours 8 minutes ago Fox shakes up "Idol", makes Simon replacement priority Reuters - Tuesday, May 18 Morocco resists Islamist calls to ban Elton John Reuters - Tuesday, May 18 News Search Top Stories Germany steps up demands for debt cutting campaign Cannes films tap drama of financial crisis Oceans' fish could disappear in 40 years: UN Tube suctioning one-fifth of spewing oil: BP executive Greece PM says 'not begging' ahead of EU loan More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Boy survivor of Libya air crash 'stable but confused' Prudential eyes record takeover of Asian insurer Portugal takes more austerity measures Euro hits four-year dollar low, stocks mixed Asia steps into Cannes spotlight More Most Viewed » Scientists stunned as grey whale sighted off Israel Lack of sleep linked to early death: study UN fears 'irreversible' damage to natural environment Earth may be too hot for humans by 2300: study Freddie Mac asks for fresh 10.6 billion dollar bailout More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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