It is no exaggeration to write that on the night of Saturday, June 23 will go down in history as one of the most emotional and joyful Palestinians. West Bank and Gaza had been summoned to the small screen to see if hope became reality. And it was. At 23.44, the young Palestinian singer Mohamed Assaf was declared the new ‘Arab Idol’ after winning the Egyptian and Syrian Jamal Ahmed Farah Youssef at the end of the program broadcast on the popular MBC channel.
Conquering the Arabic version of ‘Pop Idol’ or ‘American Idol’, the wedding singer Gaza becomes a pan-Arab media star. When the presenter announced his victory, Assaf knelt and kissed the stage in Beirut . Then he offered the victory to the people of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. “I dedicate the victory to the Palestinian people, its martyrs, prisoners and wounded” said.
dances, songs and fireworks, dozens of towns and villages in the West Bank and Gaza celebrated in style victory its representative as a member of the jury, Hassan Al Shafii, “has a unique voice that comes once every 500 years. “
The singer, known right after winning. | Reuters
Long before his coronation, this kid was born 22 years ago in Misrata (Libya) and residents of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis was already a mass phenomenon, the pride of the Palestinian people and the dream of the young. Some of his songs had a clear tone patriotic as the famous ‘Raise KEFIA’ .
Embassiesmobilized
Its impact is so great that Palestinian President Abu Mazen, one of his many fans, had mobilized embassies around the world to encourage voting by sms to your new icon. In fact, now granted a diplomatic passport. “This victory is a source of pride and triumph of the Palestinian people on the way to fulfill the dream of an independent state with its capital in Jerusalem,” Abu Mazen has reacted while UNRWA (the UN agency Palestinian refugees) has appointed ambassador.
“Young people of Gaza have no shortage of talent or ambition, but need to overcome the hardships. Gaza is not just terrorism, death and violence “, had told his mother, Umm Shadi before travel to the end while her husband confesses that if you want to succeed in their future music is far from Gaza. The moment, and has won an impressive Chevrolet and a contract with a record company. Now await action in Gaza and the West Bank.
Beyondlove with his talent to tens of millions of Arabs, Assaf peaked in recent months and a message KEFIA support the Palestinian cause against Israel , the end of occupation West Bank and a cry for internal Palestinian reconciliation. What the Islamist group Hamas (which controls Gaza) and the nationalist Fatah (West Bank) split, the voice of a boy tries to unite.
Hamas regime in Gaza has had no choice but to yield to the tremendous popularity of Assaf. But before touching the glory, he made life miserable stopping him several times and forbidding singing romantic songs or Western weddings. Although Hamas accepts now the new hero, some Islamic religious leaders continue to criticize Assaf and ‘Arab Idol’ for being too western (music, presentation, beautiful girls singing without going too clogged, etc..) stating that it is “perverted sin to vote on that show immoral.”
The day Gaza
woke up to the news that the Hamas government had hanged two more Palestinians accused of collaboration with Israel, ended with his special voice Mohamed Assaf dominate the region. With unprecedented popularity, it’s no surprise that the Palestinian leadership adopt him as his prodigal son appointed him ambassador. The Palestinian leadership, which agrees not to hold elections (the last was in 2006), the kid knows that if you want you can one day become the rais. For now, it is more important, the ‘Arab Idol’.
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