A Muslim group in Freddie Mercury�s native Zanzibar have protested against a party in the country to mark what would have been his sixtieth birthday.
The group believe that honouring the legendary Queen singer last weekend sends out the wrong message to the people.
Mercury, who died of AIDs in November 1991, was openly gay � something which has angered The Association for Islamic Mobilisation and Propagation (Uamsho).
They believe his actions violate the laws of Islam and should be condoned and are planning to hold a protest at the allegedly planned beach party.
Uamsho leader Abdallah Said Ali told the BBC: "We do not want to give our young generation the idea that homosexuals are accepted in Zanzibar.
"We have a religious obligation to protect morals in society and anyone who corrupts Islamic morals should be stopped."
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