Justin Bieber Shows 'Sensitivity' To Muslim Women During Dubai Show
May 4 2013, Published 8:08 p.m. ET
Justin Bieber lived up to his lyrics with One Less Lonely Girl at his concert in Dubai on Saturday night when he skipped the song out of respect for the Muslim culture, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
The Canadian pop star usually grabs one of his young female fans to join him on stage to flirt with when singing the hit, but because the religion frowns upon men touching women they are not related to, he decided not to perform it during the show at The Seven's Stadium.
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"He didn't want to offend anyone," the source tells us. "He showed sensitivity and really wanted to respect the people he was playing to."
While the young singer has been making plenty of headlines for his behavior lately, he appears to have turned a page.
Just days ago he earned the respect of Turkish fans by stopping his show on the Believe World Tour for Muslim call to prayer.
His fans were delighted when he halted the performance at Istanbul's ITU stadium on May 2 to observe the tradition.