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Turkey's rock 'n' roll imam ruffles religious feathers
Turkish imam and rock musician Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer poses with his guitar on April 27, 2013 in Kas. — Photo AFP
AFP
Updated at2013-12-04 07:52:43
ANKARA: An imam from a tiny hamlet on Turkey's Mediterranean coast has run into trouble with the country's powerful religious authorities — for his other life as a rock musician.
Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer told AFP he is being investigated by the Diyanet, the state body in charge of the country's mosques, over his activities.
“I'm waiting for the results of the investigation but whatever happens I'm going to continue making music,” he said in a telephone interview from Pinarkoy, a tiny community near the Mediterranean beach resort of Kas.
The Diyanet is looking to determine whether his form of music is compatible with Islam and whether his work as a musician conflicts with his role as imam, a government-funded post.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1060255/turkeys-rock-n-roll-imam-ruffles-religious-feathers
