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Malaysia, Erykah Badu is an artist who's very out spoken and deeply rooted in her cultural form of music. She has had a few run in's with the law, media and government over artist rights. This time it's over tattoo's and the image it gives off to the Islamic religion.

Erykah Badu has been banned by the majority of muslims in Malaysia for a written tattoo on her body conveying the word, Allah. A photo was taken of the 41 year old entertainer from Dallas, Texas with what seemed to be temporary tattoo's upon her bare shoulder's.

From my understanding it is said that in the Islamic realm of religion, tattoo's and face imagery are considered a disrespect and insult to the Islamic belief, as well as, deemed offensive in the middle east country of Malaysia.
http://apnews.myway.com//article/20120229/D9T70C0O0.html

The performer concert was to be scheduled for March 1st, 2012 in Kuala, Lumpur but a majority of muslims declared that Mrs. Badu in her misappropriate presentation could set off Islamic flairs in the minds of muslim protesters.
Erykah Badu had already arrived in Malaysia by the time she received word of being banned to perform. It was reported that she seem to be a bit shaken up and startled at the same time. Government officials say that Mrs. Badu is not welcomed to perform but she will be accepted as a tourist within their country.

Eykah Badu is not the first nor the last performing artist to be internationally banned from other counties for being part of certain acts or causes which are prohibited overseas/abroad. Their have been other artist such as Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani and even Kelly Clarkson to name a few with show of hands. http://www.starpulse.com/news/Kate_Kostal/2010/06/27/banned_concerts

The simple fact remains to still go unanswered. What type of statement is being said by these artist and how can their rights through music become parallel to foreign policy so that matters such as this one with Mrs. Erykah Badu won't re-occur and cause eruption in protesting muslims.