They escape from real life by watching a celebrity on the television for example. Fiona also mentions gossip magazines. These are magazines that include stories about the personal lives of ...

Jakarta - Indonesia's highest Islamic body has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from watching gossip shows or having sex-change operations, an official said on Wednesday. The increasingly assertive ...

It’s the latest in a series of contentious edicts: Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority—the Indonesian Ulema Council—says Muslims be barred from watching television gossip shows.