par After causing controversy, Rihanna apologizes for playing a song featuring the words of the Prophet Muhammad during one of her lingerie parades.
Rihanna does her mea culpa. A few days ago, the singer found herself at the heart of a controversy after the use of Islamic sacred texts (« hadîths », words of the prophet Muhammad evoking the end of time and the day of judgment) in the song « Doom », which accompanied a show of her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty in Los Angeles. « I would like to thank the Muslim community for pointing out a huge mistake that was unintentionally offensive, during our Savage x Fenty show, » the singer wrote on Instagram, saying she was « incredibly demoralized » for « hurting a lot of our people. Muslim brothers and sisters ”.
A « completely irresponsible » use
“I don’t play with disrespect for God or any religion, and so the use of the song in our project was completely irresponsible. In the future, we will make sure that this never happens again. Thank you for your forgiveness and your understanding ”, concluded the interpreter of“ Diamonds ”.
French DJ coucou chloe, behind the remix, also apologized on social media. “The song was created using samples found online. At the time, I didn’t know they were using the text of an Islamic hadith, ”she argued, taking on“ responsibility ”for not having researched what those words meant before using them in. his piece. It also states that the music has been removed from “all streaming platforms”.
Inappropriate pictures
This isn’t the first time Rihanna’s been accused of insensitivity towards Islam.
In 2013, she was asked to leave a mosque in Abu Dhabi after posing for « inappropriate pictures ».
The fashion industry has been accused of « appropriating » Islam before, too.
In August, Kanye West was criticised by some for naming his Yeezy Boost trainers Israfil and Asriel – after two Islamic angels.
And online retailer Shein apologised in July for advertising Muslim prayer mats as « frilled Greek carpets ».
