Inul aims to drill after haj

    JAKARTA: Dangdut singer Inul Daratista says she will not stop performing her raunchy hip-gyrating dance, “the drill” after recently completing a spiritual pilgrimage to Mecca.

    “Uztad (cleric) advised me to run my business as usual after the haj. He only told me to stop if I was too tired. How am I supposed to feed my family if I don’t sing and dance?” said the singer whose dancing was once the source of a major controversy here.

    Inul said she wouldn’t be changing her typically-tight stage outfits like many other actresses and female singers who start wearing headscarves after coming back from the haj.

    “ ….. (the costume) depends on the songs: If I was ordered to sing qasyidah (Arabic songs). I’d have to adjust.“ Inul said quoted by Detikcom.

    Inul who travelled to Mecca with her husband, Adam Suseno, said they had been impressed by the beauty of the city and were planning to make a return trip within the next four months. 

    “Next year, four months from now, we’ll take the umroh (minor haj program), “ she said.

Adapted from: The Jakarta Post, December 27, 2007

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