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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Turkey’s ‘Rockin’ Imam’ gets green light from religious authorities - The Washington Post

Turkey’s ‘Rockin’ Imam’ gets green light from religious authorities

By Jacob Resneck | Religion News Service June 12 at 12:12 PM

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s religious authorities have given the go-ahead for the country’s controversial “Rockin’ Imam” to keep on rocking.

Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer, a Muslim prayer leader from the coastal town of Kas, raised eyebrows last year after he formed the band FiRock and performed as its frontman.

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