Khalifeh got in trouble with the religious police once before for singing Mahmoud Darwish's poem "Ana Yousef Ya Abi" (I'm Yousef, Father), which some thought offensive because it "sings" verses from the Qur'an.
But this is different. This has SEX and FATWA written all over it!
Haddad and Khalifeh reportedly distributed pictures of themselves to emphasize that they were NOT Nancy Ajram and Haifa Wahbi, respectively. But to no avail.
Frankly, it all sounds subversive to me. Love, joy, and life??? All in one show with music and dance? Come on. We must protect the youth from joy, life, and love. Particularly love. Warden: away with both of their heads!
As Um Kulthoum once said: "7ob eeh elli enta gayy t'oul 3alaih"!!
8 comments:
those muslim brothers need to get a life and concentrate more on making fatwa'z about how many virgins exactly i am getting in heaven, is it 60 or 61?
P.S how come you never come over to my BLOG!
Hi Abu Shakush,
I just went. And the list of books you authored gave me a really good laugh. Thank you :) As I said, you should go pro...
Well, it might be because, unlike Marcel who "walks tall," sometimes Haifa Wahbe falls on stage with modesty. Check this out
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AgZPtEGrspQ
The song she was singing "naughty" is the most ridiculous song I have ever seen, but what can I say, who said ridiculous does not sell or does not require a genius behind it
i am getting sick and tired of these muslim brothers. leave marcel alone!!! he's one of the best musicans on the scene today! and he actually makes real music, unlike their much adored Haifa wehbe....i'm wondering if there's a fatwa about her? just curious.
Filestineyeh,
I agree with your sentiment about the Muslim Brothers. But Haifa Wahbi is not "theirs." They would make a fuss about her as well. The MB in Egypt and others places object to Nancy Ajram etc. But the point of my juxtaposing Marcel and Haifa is that the MB don't really distinguish. If you let them define what is moral, they will have Haifa for breakfast and Marcel for lunch. So both Haifa and Marcel have to be defended on the same ground: freedom of expression even if some people don't agree with this expression. If you defend Marcel on the ground that he makes "better" art or "committed" art while Haifa makes trash, it's not going to wash and leaves Marcel vulnerable as we see here: his show was sexual. He's been promising a work that deals with the body and is erotic for years. He's slammed because he's dealing with the body.
So I say, defend both Haifa and Marcel.
i make more money in construction...i do not need to go bro :-)
I get what ur saying- and though i am personally not a fan of Haifa, i by no means think that no else should listen to her because i don't. my things is should religious scholars, or whatever u want to call them, even say anything about this stuff in the first place- Haifa, Marcel...or anyone. I mean don't they have more important issues to deal with- say maybe, religious text and its interpretation? and if they do insist on speaking up well y dont they speak up against injustice in places like iraq, palestine and not just there but everywhere in the arab world as well. if they don't like what Marcel has to offer, well then can't they just turn off the tv?
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