▁duty ▁of ▁all ▁pract icing ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁advise ▁those ▁who ▁watch ▁or ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁against ▁religious ▁law . ▁ ▁Many ▁individuals ▁have ▁also ▁spoken ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁show , ▁cit ing ▁religious ▁reasoning ▁as ▁well . ▁An ▁Im am ▁as ▁Me cca ’ s ▁Great ▁Mos que ▁called ▁Star ▁Academy ▁a ▁" we ap on ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction ." ▁Sah wi ▁activ ists ▁distributed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁audi oc ass ette ▁ser m ons ▁entitled ▁" S atan ▁Academy " ▁while ▁still ▁others ▁created ▁similar ▁ser m ons ▁that ▁compared ▁the ▁reality ▁show ▁to ▁the ▁vir ul ent ▁virus ▁that ▁had ▁caused ▁severe ▁resp ir atory ▁synd rome ▁in ▁the ▁population . ▁Relig ious ▁leaders ▁were ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁to ▁speak ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁show , ▁though . ▁Al - R iy ah ▁published ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁host ile ▁op - eds ▁entitled ▁" Star ▁Academy : ▁A ▁Cor rupt ▁Sat ellite ▁Indust ry " ▁and ▁" Star ▁Academy … ▁The ▁Other ▁T error ism " ▁that ▁har sh ly ▁critic ized ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Liberal ▁response ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁was ▁much ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁by ▁the ▁area ’ s ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁members ▁of ▁society , ▁many ▁liber als ▁pra ised ▁the ▁novel ▁approach ▁to ▁television ▁media . ▁N umer ous ▁rep or ters ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁newsp apers ▁pra ised ▁Star ▁Academy ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁extrem ist ▁dog ma ▁that ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁mass ▁media ▁in ▁the ▁nation .