Rihanna offends Muslims at Fenty lingerie show
I wrote an explainer piece for BBC Newsbeat on the controversy surrounding Rihanna using an Islamic verse in a song during her Fenty lingerie runway show. I picked up criticism on social media and many misunderstandings of what a 'hadith' was and why it was offending Muslims. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-54441163
"Rihanna has apologised after using a controversial song at her latest Savage X Fenty fashion show.
She received a backlash online for using the song Doom by artist Coucou Chloe, which includes a Muslim text known as a Hadith.
Rihanna says the use of the song was "irresponsible" and an "honest, yet careless mistake."
A Hadith is part of a collection of texts believed to be the spoken words of the Prophet Muhammad.
After the holy book the Koran, the Hadiths are seen as some of the most important religious texts to Muslims."
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