Tunisian club shut down for playing remix of Muslim call to prayer.

Tunisian authority have shut down a night club after footage emerged of a DJ playing a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer, officials say.

The said offensive music was played on Sunday during the Orbit festival. Video shared on Sunday from the festival in the north-eastern town of Nabeul sparked outrage on social media sites.

The governor of Nabeul, Mnaouar Ouertani, said that the club would "remain closed" until further notice.
An investigation has begun into the incident.

The footage shows clubbers at a party on Friday dancing to music played by two European DJs near the popular seaside resort of Hammamet.

The music included a dance version of the call to prayer, the religious act that Muslims perform five times a day.

He said that the club's manager had been detained "for violation against good morals and public outrage against modesty," adding that an investigation was under way.

On Monday, the organisers of the Orbit Festival apologised in a post on the event's Facebook page, but said that they did not accept responsibility for the playing of any offensive music.

Meanwhile the DJ that played the music has apologised saying it was not his intentions to upset or cause offence to anyone.

BBC