Lebanese Rock Singer Urges Men to Champion Women’s Rights in the Middle East
The lead singer of a Lebanese rock band, Hamed Sinno, has called men to champion women’s rights in the Middle East. He also called for more women in politics and for discriminatory laws to be repealed. “No one is saying that we should arbitrarily just get rid of all men in power and substitute them with women, but there is a question about … why it is that we still have this many issues with women’s representation, with women in government and other rights,” he said. The Mashrou’ Leila band which is on a world tour, has made headlines for singing about subjects that are largely taboo in the Arabic pop scene, including politics, religion, social justice, and sexual freedom. The group has garnered a loyal following in the Middle East but has also received death threats on social media and was banned from playing in Jordan last…
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