Fairouz has decided to show up on stage after a long absence in a play named “Sa7 el Nom” In SYRIA !

Now i understand she is an artist and is far from politics, but i believe artists, writers, actors, politicians, sportsmen all should boycott Syria until it gets us our prisoners back, it gets the hell out of our land …

We should all resist in our way, and Fairouz giving Syria the privilege of showing after such a long absence and helping this ennemy have its capital declared the Cultural Capital of 2007 is unacceptable !

Akram Shehayeb urged earlier Fairouz not to sing, but to be honest, i would prefer if he kept his mouth shut ..
Anyone who was a slave to the Syrians and collaborated with them has no right to ask for such a thing .. only those who resisted the occupation can speak ..

Fairouz will sing inevitably, sing in Damascus that will be declared Cultural Capital of the Arab world ..
Fairouz will sing for Syria, the enemy that has spoiled our festivals on a yearly basis, that stole Beirut’s soul and kicked out its youth and assassinated its finest young men & women ..

Shame.




21 Comments. Add your own...

  • 1. Marco (Quebec) | January 12th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    hehehe!!! N eh you’re right… let Damascus be the cultural capital of the Arab World.beirut is NOT ARAB reputated anyway.

    I have met Americans, Australians, British, Canadians here in Quebec they all TELL ME : Beirut is the Paris of the middle east!!!!!! go leb! i lov u!

    PS: yeah Fayrouz is singing in Damascus probably not the best place to launch!

  • 2. N10452 | January 12th, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Fairouz dissapointed me .. now i hate all the Rahabne :)

  • 3. Rodge | January 12th, 2008 at 11:33 am

    I think it’s not a problem if she sing, and yes she should sing.
    First of all, she is Fayrouz, she belongs to everybody in this world not only to the Lebanese people.
    Second, she’s not singing to Bashar, she will even sing to Lebanon and all the humanity.
    Third, don’t believe that Damascus is the cultural capital by excellence, it’s only by tour, every year one of the Arab cities is the cultural capital, last year it was Alger.
    So we should be moderate here without turning everything to political.
    Yes i was and i’m still against Wael Kfoury, Fares Karam, Najwa Karam and all who sang for Bashar, but this is different, and the syrian people truly love Fayrouz.

    I don’t know if they still think she’s the wife of both Rahbanis’ brothers!!!!! looooolll it’s a very old joke i don’t know if all of you know it. in the 70’s, Fayrouz and the Rahbani brothers went to Syria to perform a concert, so the Syrian radio, to announce the event, said “wasalt Fayrouz zawjat el Akhawayn Rahbani”.
    Enjoy it

  • 4. M.N. | January 12th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    hahahaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!1

    are u serious Rodge?????
    this is helarious!!!!!

  • 5. Delta | January 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    بيار أبي صعب - منذ المراهقة الأولى، حين يبدأ المرء بالخروج من غيتواته الموروثة على اختلافها (الحيّ، المنطقة، الطائفة والعصبيّة المحليّة…) إلى العالم الأوسع، كنا كلّما تعرّفنا بشخص آت من سوريا بدأ الحديث بيننا عن فيروز. في بيروت أولاً، في أوساط المعارضين الذين صاروا إخوة ورفاقاً، ثم في باريس ولندن ومختلف المدن العربيّة والمناسبات الثقافيّة. نادراً ما التقينا جاراً من سوريا، إلا انطلق التواصل بيننا من «السيّدة» إيّاها، صوتها وأغنياتها وشخصياتها الرحبانيّة.
    كان في الأمر مفارقة مثيرة: من جهة، أنت الذي مللت هذا الإرث الخانق، وضقت ذرعاً بالضيعة وفولكلورها، بتلك النظرة الطوباويّة والساذجة إلى العالم، بالوطن المنزّه والغيبي (صخرة سعيد عقل المعلّقة بالنجم)، بالشعر المنحوت وقوافيه المكرّرة، بالحب الكريستالي البارد، المجرّد من أي شبق ــــــ كما هي صورة لبنان الرحبانيّ، أو كما تراءت للشاب الثائر الذي كنتَه، وجاء زياد الرهيب ليعزّزها آنذاك باسكتشه الإذاعي الشهير: «بحبّك يا لبنان»! ومن الجهة الأخرى، إخوة الحلم وشركاء الوجع، الهاربون من جزمة العسكر، يأتون ليقولوا لكَ في بيروت: هذه فيروزنا، وهذا لبناننا. فهمنا مع الوقت أن فيروز التي كان يتردد أيّام الحرب الأهليّة أنها الرمز الوحيد الباقي لوحدة لبنان، هي أيضاً رمز لأخوّة ما، روحيّة وحقيقية، بين لبنان وسوريا. سوريا، أي أهلها وناسها الذين لا يمكن اختزالهم الى نظام سياسي، علماً بأن السياسة لم تكن يوماً بعيدة عن قصّة الحبّ الغريبة تلك، بين السوريين و«سفيرتنا (سفيرتهم) إلى النجوم»… هناك أيضاً الحبّ الفلسطيني لفيروز، لكنّ تلك حكاية أخرى.

    اليوم، ترتفع أصوات لبنانيّة، داعية فيروز إلى عدم الذهاب إلى دمشق، حيث ينتظر الجمهور بشوق عرض مسرحيّتها «صحّ النوم» في «دار الأوبرا»، مساء الثامن والعشرين من الشهر الجاري، في إطار برنامج ضخم يواكب إعلان دمشق «عاصمة الثقافة العربيّة للعام ٢٠٠٨».
    الدعوة اللبنانيّة إلى المقاطعة التي نقلتها بلمحة بصر مجلّة Courrier International الفرنسيّة، هي باسم الحريّة طبعاً، وتحت راية معارضة النظام السوري. لكنّ هذا الموقف، الساذج في أفضل الحالات، إذ نفترض أنّه يستند إلى نيات (ديموقراطيّة) طيبة، فيه افتراء على فيروز أولاً، من خلال زجّها في لعبة ابتزاز هي منها براء… وفيه ظلم لشعب كامل عبر السعي الى عزله، ومطالبته بدفع ثمن باهظ نيابة عن حكّامه. هل اتخذ «دعاة الحريّة العربيّة» الموقف النبيل نفسه، حين قدّمت فيروز المسرحيّة إيّاها في عمّان؟ هل تثور ثائرتهم إذا غنّت في القاهرة أو تونس أو دبي (لن نقول جدّة أو الرياض، فالأمر حتى الآن ما زال مستحيلاً هناك)…؟ أم أن ساعة الديموقراطيّة يجب أن تدقّ، وبسحر ساحر، فقط حيث يقرر الكاوبوي الأميركي، وحين يقرّر ذلك؟

    بلى فيروز. اذهبي إلى دمشق. دمشق ليست تل أبيب. طالبنا إلهام المدفعي وقبله سعاد ماسي بمقاطعة الكيان الصهيوني المغتصب. لكنّك بين أهلك في دمشق، في بيتك، بغض النظر عن كلّ شيء… منذ الخمسينات صدح صوتك الصاعد عبر إذاعتها، ومسرح «معرض دمشق الدولي» ما زال يشهد على لحظات تألقك. أنت أرفع من التواطؤ مع أي جلاد، فاذهبي وغنّي للحريّة هناك، وسيسمعك ميشال كيلو ورفاقه من سجنهم… عسى إطلاق سراحهم يكون وشيكاً كي يأخذ الاحتفال بعاصمة الثقافة العربيّة معناه الحقيقي. سيسمعونك، كما يسمعك كل سجناء الرأي، والمضطهدون من أجل قناعاتهم ومبادئهم، في ديار العرب جمعاء، وليس فقط في سوريا.

    اذهبي وغنّي للناس الذين يحبّونك، عينهم على لبنان وهم يحلمون بغد أفضل. احملي لهم سلاماً من بلدك الجريح الذي قهر البرابرة صيف ٢٠٠٦، لأوّل مرّة منذ نكبة فلسطين. وبشرّيهم بالمجتمع المدني، وبالديموقراطيّة التي تسعى إليها النخبة الشجاعة المستنيرة هناك (وفي المنافي)، خطوة خطوة، بتضحياتها ووعيها وحسّ وطني مترسّخ يمنعها من المقامرة على بلادها، على تعريض وطنها (ودول الجوار) للنحر والتفتّت، كما يحصل للأسف الشديد في العراق.

    ارتدي ملابس قرنفل، بطلة «صحّ النوم»، دعيها تسرق ختم الحاكم المستبد لتعيد إلى المواطنين حقوقهم الضائعة. دعيها تردّد: «يا مولانا الوالي/ شفت الأهالي ناطرين/ واقفين، ناطرين/ حاملين بيوتن بإيديهم/ جرّحني صريخ ولادن/ وشفتك نايم يا مولانا…». سيسمعك السوريّون جيّداً، كما سمعك الفلسطينيّون والأردنيّون واللبنانيّون… فتحت سماء دمشق، ومع أهلها فقط، يمكن اختراع «الربيع» الآتي لا محالة…
    From tayyar.org

    Saba2ouk ya N looooooooooool wehyet alla wbkil wa2eha ma byesteho

  • 6. Tareq | January 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

    Fayrouz has no choice if he she don’t sing in Syria they assassinate her, very simple :-)

  • 7. Ziad | January 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    The Rahabnis are a bunch of materialistic Snoopies that will perform to whoever pays the price.Fairouz is no better.Elias Rahbani in the 2-year war did a nashid for Mourabitoun and another for Kataeb and I will never ever forget Ziad;s support of the PLO against his fellow Christians on his daily radio program Ba3dna Taybeen. To hell with them and their BS art.

  • 8. Riemer Brouwer | January 12th, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    She performed the same play about a year ago. To describe this as ‘a long absence’ is kinda stretching it.

    Given the content of the play, she should sing it everywhere in the Arab world.

  • 9. paul | January 12th, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    Ta3e wla tije ;-)

  • 10. roch | January 13th, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    its none of my business where she sings, what she sings, and for who she sings.
    its legal for lebanese to go to syria, and its legal for lebanese singers to sing in syria.
    As long as she doesnt break lebanese laws, she can do anything she wants.
    as if she is politicaly with or against me, i will just mention what majida el roumi answered: who are you and who are they…

  • 11. Tarek | January 13th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    Though I love fairoz a lot, I will really hate her if she sang in syria. No need to explain …

  • 12. Tarek | January 13th, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    I actually I will hate everybody that still loves fayrouz if she sang in demascus. I have the right to hate u know …

  • 13. Tarek | January 13th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    I would like to hear majida singin sayidil ra2ees in demascus! Now that is something i would agree on!

  • 14. ghass | January 13th, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    fayrous if she sing in syria.should be to stay there..

  • 15. LA Times | January 14th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

  • 16. Ryda | January 14th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    Je suis d’accord avec cet article, Fairuz a longtps été quelque chose comme l’allégorie de la liberté; c’est dommage qu’elle n’assume pas sa “responsabilité d’artiste”.

    - au passage, je trouve aussi qu’Akram Shhayib est libre d’exprimer ce qu’il pense et que fouiller les méandres du passé n’a pas tellement de sens dans l’immédiat :) -

  • 17. Rola from Montreal | January 15th, 2008 at 3:10 am

    May you all leave Fairuz in peace. An artist can sing wherever he wants coz art unites human beings from all nations even those who are rivals.

    May God bless Fairuz and all those lebanese who are not yet polluted by lebanese dirty politics.

  • 18. Sharif Jasal | January 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    If Fayrouz goes to Damascus, this would be akin a French performer singing in Nazi Germany during World War II. Here are some basic facts about Syria and its behavior with Lebanon:

    It does not believe in the independence of Lebanon, let alone its very existence. As a matter of fact, if you ask them to open an embassy in Lebanon, they will turn blue and have a heart attack.

    It occupied Lebanon and abused it politically, economically, psychologically in the worse possible way and for a long time. By the way, psychological abuse (i.e., repressing freedom) is far worse than physical violence. That is why psychological torture has far more ramifications than physical torture. By the way, here is the kill: Upon their departure, many Lebanese went to the street to thank them for all the good time that they have given us (only in Lebanon do we thank our oppressors – a world upside down indeed)

    It has departed Lebanon against its own will and under intense international pressure. It has not digested this humiliation. You do not need to be psychologist to know that they are driven by an ardent desire for revenge. As a matter of fact, it is well-documented that most political killings are crimes of passion and not crimes of reason. It is therefore a mistake to ask the question “who benefits from the crime the most?”. The most appropriate question is “who do we hate so much that we want to shut-up and kill”. I think Bemmertz got it perfectly right.

    It is a country that has a history of violence and a history of repressing dissenting voices by violence. In an effort to assess a likely suspect of the crime, the best detectives look at past behaviors. Indeed, past trends are a really good indicator of the future. If an adolescent commits a crime at 18, he/she will also likely commit the crime at 25. Take for example France and the U.S.. If there is a disagreement within politicians within these two countries, I do not believe it will be a personal issue. For example, I will not believe that Bush would ever assassinate Gore or Kerry or vice versa. They know how to disagree with an idea and not with the person. The same is true across these two aforementioned countries. I do not think France will kill politicians in the U.S. or vice versa because of a political disagreement. On the other hand, let us zero on the aforementioned country that does not like freedom of expression. They will silence the dissenting voices and camouflage their crimes by either protecting the perpetrators or killing key witnesses by making it appear as being suicides.

    It is a country that still holds our prisoners and the Red Cross could still not visit them. My heart goes to the family of these victims. For a mother, there is nothing worse in the world than not to know the whereabouts of her child, let alone not being able to recuperate the body of the victim.

    It is a country that has unilaterally insulted our prime minister with the implicit consent of some of our ministers (again only in Lebanon). As a side note, our top officials -and I stress officials and not political parties- have never indulged in such personal attacks. But for Hassan Nasrallah-God forgives- if we ever slightly imply they may be suspects of any crime. They are Saints with exemplary behavior. How dare we attack these beautiful Angels who uphold human rights to the highest standards….How dare do we provoke them!! We are horrible, horrible people. Shame on us!! By the way, and as a side note, only in Lebanon would someone (Nasrallah) love the neighbor with all the passion in the world and, at the same time, hate his compatriots with the same intensity.

    If Fayrouz performs in Damascus, then she would love the heart and soul of decent Lebanese minds forever. It is her choice and it is a crucial one.

  • 19. karim | January 20th, 2008 at 12:13 am

    Fairouz should sing…
    Fairouz will sing….

    lebanese politicians, most murderers and thieves have absolutely no right to interfere…

    when Fairouz sings, lebanon sings….
    and lebanon will be singing in the heart of damascus….

    an old popular saying quotes ”’ evils only don’t sing and have no songs””

  • 20. Michele | January 20th, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Fairouz got paid, 1.5 million to sing in damascus…
    Finally this lady is just a business woman…
    Would u blame her?????!!!!!!

  • 21. kino | February 1st, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    tareq i liked what u did wrote if she didnt sing she would be killed hehe ..com’on that is really ridiculous and syrian people may deserve some of fairouz performance after all the things they r suffering from from their regime..



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