Egyptian folk singer Shabaan Abdul Rahim has recently prepared a new song, which is a special dedication to Egypt's President, Husni Mubarak, under the title of "Binhibak Ya Raees" (We Love You President). Shabaan revealed that he did the song for the president as a way of celebrating his return to good health after undergoing a critical health condition and receiving treatment abroad.
Shabaan announced that he will personally finance the filming of the song, which lasts for almost four minutes, in the form of a video clip and present it as a gift to all Egyptian satellite television stations to air. Shabaan's announcement has placed Egyptian television officials in a tight spot especially since they are not allowed to air any of his songs due to the fact that he is not an official member of the Egyptian Musician Syndicate.
Shabaan's scheme to have his song broadcasted is considered to be very clever, especially using the excuse of doing the song as a special dedication to the Egyptian president. Officials have not revealed if they will accept the present from Shabaan, which is considered to be a very sensitive matter and allow the song to be aired.
Despite the failure of his previous film “Falah Fil Congress” (A Farmer in Congress), Shabaan is thinking of entering a new acting experience by taking part in the new film “Harami Fil Dakhelieh” (A Thief in the Interior Ministry). The singer is very skeptical about undergoing a cinematic experience not wanting to face disappointment, especially since the previous film witnessed such failure and made no profit. Shabaan’s only successful acting experience was through the film “Muatin, Mukhbir, wa Harami” (A Citizen, an Investigator, and a Thief), which witnessed large profits.
The song “I hate Israel” by Abdul Rahim has been the main cause of his success and popularity throughout the Arab world and abroad. The singer has constantly released songs that deal with political issues simply expressing his point of view with regards to different incidents that occur in the world.
Shabaan had once again released a new political song in which he is directing his speech to all Arab leaders telling them to open their eyes and look around them to see the destruction the United States of America and Israel are doing. The new song “Ya Am Ya Arabi” is witnessing enormous success in the Palestinian occupied territories. Shabaan goes on to say that Sharon is behind the September 11th attacks on the US and Israel has intentionally placed the blame on Arabs in order to create chaos and to make the world think they are savages.
Shabaan also stresses that the American government is not doing anything to improve the conditions in the region, but on the contrary it is destroying more than building. He adds that the US and Israel work together to make themselves stronger than any other country in order to bully smaller countries into doing as they please. – Albawaba.com
© 2004 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)
