21 April 2014

The Halal Version

The Honesty Policy video of Happy British Muslims dancing to Pharrell Williams' Happy seems to have been an outstanding success in promoting an image of a hip community in tune with modern Britain.

Then along came the Halal Version, with the dancing women removed. The producer, offended by the moving female bodies on display in the original ("haram") version, explains:

Simply trying to find a middle ground to express ourselves without using extreme means of music or women dancing in public.

No no, we mustn't laugh... [Mick Hartley] Read more