Did Myriam Fares Make Fun of Saudi Arabia?

Published August 5th, 2019 - 08:59 GMT
Fares appears in a video from her latest concert dancing with a Saudi girl from the audience Source myriamfares Instagram
Fares appears in a video from her latest concert dancing with a Saudi girl from the audience (Source: myriamfares - Instagram)

A new video of Lebanese singer Myriam Fares from her last concert in the United Arab Emirates surfaced online.

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Fares appears in the video with a Saudi girl from the audience, and many considered the Lebanese singer made fun of banning dancing in Saudi Arabia, as she said to the girl: "Are we allowed to dance if you are from Saudi Arabia?"

The "Ana Wel Shoq" songstress continued to ask the Saudi fan: "And your mom and dad won't say anything?".

Myriam danced with the Saudi girl on stage, yet the video managed to upset a large number of the Saudi public, who considered that the Lebanese artist to be mocking their country, customs and traditions.