▁of ▁Islam ▁in ▁public ▁life , ▁Western ▁cultural ▁influence , ▁gender ▁relations , ▁and ▁political ▁participation ▁and ▁has ▁sub vert ed ▁W ah hab i ▁not ions ▁of ▁social ▁order . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁count less ▁questions ▁from ▁religious ▁Sa udi ▁view ers ▁who ▁question ed ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁it ▁was ▁religious ly ▁har am ▁( pro hib ited ) ▁or ▁hal al ▁( perm itted ) ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁voting ▁component ▁of ▁Star ▁Academy , ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Committee ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁and ▁the ▁Iss uing ▁of ▁F at was ▁issued ▁a ▁related ▁fat wa ▁( rel ig ious ▁r uling ) ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁watching , ▁discuss ing , ▁voting ▁in , ▁or ▁particip ating ▁in ▁Star ▁Academy , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ur ging ▁business men ▁not ▁to ▁fin ance ▁this ▁or ▁any ▁similar ▁show . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Committee , ▁the ▁fat wa ▁was ▁issued ▁because ▁the ▁show ▁carried ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁serious ▁issues ▁including ▁" free ▁mixing ▁of ▁the ▁sex es ," ▁" the ▁want on ▁display ▁and ▁un ve iling ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁displaying ▁their ▁char ms ," ▁and ▁bl at ant ▁promotion ▁of ▁imm or ality ▁by ▁" making ▁Muslim s ▁get ▁used ▁to ▁seeing ▁these ▁shame ful ▁scenes ▁that ▁prov oke ▁des ires ▁and ▁by ▁dist ancing ▁them ▁from ▁good ▁mor als ▁and ▁virt ues ." ▁The ▁Committee ▁also ▁declared ▁that ▁simply ▁not ▁watching ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁not ▁sufficient ; ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁the