Rapper remanded for ‘insulting Islam’

Police have arrested a popular but controversial Malaysian singer, after complaints that his most recent music video “insulted Islam”. Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, was detained on Sunday. He is known for his profanity-laced music. The offending video, for his song Oh My God, was first released in July and features him […]

Police have arrested a popular but controversial Malaysian singer, after complaints that his most recent music video “insulted Islam”.
Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, was detained on Sunday. He is known for his profanity-laced music. The offending video, for his song Oh My God, was first released in July and features him rapping in front of places of worship around Malaysia. Namewee insists that Oh My God was intended to promote religious harmony. But on Monday Malaysian police remanded the 33-year-old singer in custody for four days.