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Business News/ Photos / Kashimiri band Pragaash: another victim of religious fanaticism

Kashimiri band Pragaash: another victim of religious fanaticism

The Kashimiri all-girls band Pragaash has now joined the likes of Lady Gaga, Madonna and the Beatles whose music has been sought to be silenced by various religious fanatics.

Pragaash performs in Srinagar on 2 February 2013. The Grand Mufti Bashir-u-Din has issued a fatwa against the first all-girl-band from Kashmir citing that music is not good for the society and the girls should inculcate better values. PTI

1/8Pragaash performs in Srinagar on 2 February 2013. The Grand Mufti Bashir-u-Din has issued a fatwa against the first all-girl-band from Kashmir citing that music is not good for the society and the girls should inculcate better values. PTI

Shahin Najafi, an Iranian singer and rapper, was issued a fatwa for his song Ay Naghi which was interpreted as insulting to Shia Islam’s 10th Imam. $100,000 was offered to anyone who killed the artist. Wikimedia Commons

2/8Shahin Najafi, an Iranian singer and rapper, was issued a fatwa for his song Ay Naghi which was interpreted as insulting to Shia Islam’s 10th Imam. $100,000 was offered to anyone who killed the artist. Wikimedia Commons

Members of Pussy Riot (in picture), a Russian punk-rock band, were arrested in Moscow with charges of hooliganism and religious hatred for their video Punk Prayer - Mother of God, Chase Putin Away! AFP

3/8Members of Pussy Riot (in picture), a Russian punk-rock band, were arrested in Moscow with charges of hooliganism and religious hatred for their video Punk Prayer - Mother of God, Chase Putin Away! AFP

Lady Gaga has faced ostracization for her songs’ lyrics. While the South African Council of Churches, reportedly, termed  her songs to have a bad impact, in Philippines, her song Judas was cited as offensive to Jesus Christ. AFP

4/8Lady Gaga has faced ostracization for her songs’ lyrics. While the South African Council of Churches, reportedly, termed her songs to have a bad impact, in Philippines, her song Judas was cited as offensive to Jesus Christ. AFP

File photo of John Lennon on 17 May 1971. Lennon’s comments that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus” in 1966, sparked protests in US, Mexico, South Africa and Spain and their music was banned from the radio stations. AFP

5/8File photo of John Lennon on 17 May 1971. Lennon’s comments that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus” in 1966, sparked protests in US, Mexico, South Africa and Spain and their music was banned from the radio stations. AFP

American rock band Marilyn Manson was banned in Utah after the band’s frontman ripped apart the Book of Mormon during a concert. AFP

6/8American rock band Marilyn Manson was banned in Utah after the band’s frontman ripped apart the Book of Mormon during a concert. AFP

In 1989, the Vatican wanted Madonna banned from performing in Italy after it deemed her video Like A Prayer as blasphemous. AFP

7/8In 1989, the Vatican wanted Madonna banned from performing in Italy after it deemed her video Like A Prayer as blasphemous. AFP

In 2009, Beyonce, was stopped from entering Malaysia and her show was postponed following accusations by some Islamic conservatives that the show was immoral. AFP

8/8In 2009, Beyonce, was stopped from entering Malaysia and her show was postponed following accusations by some Islamic conservatives that the show was immoral. AFP

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