# Shakira Law Shakira Law is a political pun that swaps 'Sharia' with the name of Colombian singer Shakira, mocking anti-Muslim rhetoric by imagining a legal code around her lyrics and hip-shaking. The joke appeared online by 2013 and hit mainstream attention in December 2017 when a trolling @BarryStanton64 tweet sparked a Twitter trend. By November 2025, TikTok users danced to 'Hips Don't Lie' celebrating Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral win under the caption 'Shakira Law starts now.' ## Origin Early use of the phrase appears in a March 25, 2013 post on the Markokloos.com blog titled 'the muslins and their shakira law again'[3]. On May 22, 2014, parody X account @BritainFurst tweeted an image macro showing Shakira with a red X across her face, captioned 'We will NOT stand for it. This is BRITAIN. Keep your Shakira law away from us'[2]. The joke hit mainstream attention on December 9, 2017, when parody account @BarryStanton64 wrote, 'If all these muslims want there shakira law in this country why dont they fuck off back to india,' substituting 'Sharia' for 'Shakira'[1]. Daily Mail covered the resulting Twitter trend, with users taking the misspelling and proposing rules for a Shakira-themed legal system[1]. - **Platform:** Blog (early use) / Twitter (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2013 ## Overview Posts typically feature Shakira's face with a red X across it in mock protest, often paired with alarmed captions like 'Keep your Shakira law away from us'[2]. The joke works by taking an anti-Muslim talking point and collapsing it into a Shakira-themed legal code, with Twitter users riffing on fake rules such as mandatory dancing to her songs 'whenever, wherever' and a 'Five Pillars of Shakira Law'[1]. Readings range from mocking critics of Muslim immigration to earnest pro-Shakira Law posts celebrating the fictional regime[4]. Jokes usually draw on her best-known songs. 'Hips Don't Lie' appears in most variations, used both as a punchline for the law's single 'commandment' and as a soundtrack for TikTok celebration edits[7]. Variations also pull in her music videos and belly-dancing choreography as fake religious rituals. ## How to Use Posts typically pair Shakira imagery with mock anti-immigrant rhetoric, often with her face marked by a red X to parody protest signs[2]. Variations invent fake rules drawn from her lyrics, like forced dancing to 'Hips Don't Lie' or a requirement that hips not lie[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Shakira Law? A political pun and image macro format based on the phonetic similarity between 'Sharia law' and the name of Colombian pop singer Shakira, used to mock anti-Muslim rhetoric[4]. ### Where did Shakira Law come from? The earliest documented online use is a March 25, 2013 Markokloos.com blog post[3], and the joke went mainstream after a December 9, 2017 @BarryStanton64 tweet covered by Daily Mail[1]. ### What does Shakira Law mean? It mocks fears about Muslim immigration and Sharia law by imagining a legal code built around Shakira's songs, like a rule that hips don't lie[1]. ### How do you use Shakira Law? Pair Shakira imagery or 'Hips Don't Lie' with mock anti-immigrant protest language, as @duribistan did in a viral November 2025 TikTok celebrating Zohran Mamdani's win[6]. ### Is Shakira Law still popular? Yes, it saw a prominent revival during the 2026 U.S. midterms, with Laura Loomer's anti-Muslim rhetoric drawing thousands of Shakira Law memes in reply[8]. ## References 1. [https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-5176623/Twitter-imagining-world-Shakira-Law.html]() 2. [https://x.com/BritainFurst/status/469496437244690433]() 3. [https://www.markokloos.com/?p=690]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shakira-law]() 5. [https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/1076185450375794688]() 6. [https://www.tiktok.com/@duribistan/video/7569135356495400222]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@abdulelsayedhq/video/7696604980035259661]() 8. [https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2117825138435453369]() 9. [https://x.com/habibislop/status/2117805785145123141]() 10. [https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyaskhistory/comments/4tk1hh/what_is_shakira_law_and_why_do_so_many_muslim/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/shakira-law Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library