If you’re in the mood for some new tunes, an Egyptian singer named Sha’ban Abd Al-Rahim has a new album out:
"’Kharittat Al Tariq’ (Road Map) is the name of the song which gives voice to widespread views in the Egyptian street regarding the September 11th events and the U.S.-Iraq standoff. The song talks about the road map and includes quotes from U.S. President George W. Bush about the plan’s implementation. The song goes on to describe how America is the spitting image of Israel and it carries out its desires, making the world into a ’jungle.’ But it does not stop at that point. Abd Al-Rahim goes on to boldly sing that the USA is the perpetrator of the September 11th attacks.
How much money do we send Egypt again? Two billion a year or something like that?
"’Hey people it was only a tower and I swear by God that they are the ones who pulled it down.’ Abd Al-Rahim further sings that they purposely did it to make people think that Arabs and Muslims are terrorists and were behind that disaster. Now the U.S. can do what it pleases to the Arab world since everyone thinks they are to blame.
I sent the guy a song I wrote called, "Why Visit Egypt? There Are Plenty of Public Toilets On This Side of the Atlantic," but I’ve never heard back from him. |