Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2021
The Palestinian intifāḍa at Shaykh Jarrāḥ in Jerusalem coincides with a deep-seated problem facing Palestinian resistance organizations and questions the wisdom of agreements signed by Arab countries recently to normalize relations with Israel under the pretext of achieving peace between Arabs and...
Date of source: Sunday, August 30, 2009
At a gathering at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arab writers denounce censorship and restriction of freedom of expression.
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2002 to Friday, February 22, 2002
A Saudi judge called for the hadd punishment* of a Tunisian singer because she allegedly compared herself to the Prophet. Some Arab countries demanded the execution of another singer as it was said that she named her dog after one of the prophets. A third singer was imprisoned as he was charged...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 1999
The highly-publicized trial of Lebanese singer and Arab icon, Marcel Khalife, accused of insulting Islam for putting Qur’anic verse to music, has highlighted one of the most controversial issues in Lebanon -- the role of religion in politics. Khalife’s trial, scheduled to have opened last week, has...
Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 1999
The controversial trial of Lebanese singer Marcel Khalife, accused of "insulting religious values" in one of his songs, was postponed until Dec. 1, before it opened Wednesday, defense lawyers said.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 1999
The criminal prosecution of an internationally-known Lebanese singer is a blatant violation of his right to freedom of expression, an international human rights group said on Tuesday.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 1999
Lebanese intellectuals organized a meeting in support of Lebanese singer and composer Marcel Khalifeh on 5 October, which rapidly turned into a mass rally of 1,500 people demonstrating in favor of freedom of expression. Khalifeh had been the object of a court indictment accusing him of...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 1999
Undeterred by charges of blasphemy that could land him in jail, singer Marcel Khalifa on Tuesday publicly sang the controversial song that critics claim insults Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 1999
Senior Lebanese Shiites on Monday demanded the lifting of a Sunni Muslim ban on a song by leading performer Marcel Khalife, accused last week of insulting Islam.
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 1999
The head of Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim community has said he was behind moves to put musician Marcel Khalife on trial for "abasing" Islam in one of his songs, a London-based Arabic-language daily reported Sunday.