It is raining.
Waking up this morning I am wondering if it is time to bust out the winter dishdasha, steroids sick or still hang on to the last days of the “summer” wear.
I guess I will do summer but wear the winter undershirt, look and ghotra.
I can’t wait to see the confusion with other Kuwaitis men today on what to wear.
Waking up this morning I am wondering if it is time to bust out the winter dishdasha, steroids sick or still hang on to the last days of the “summer” wear.
I guess I will do summer but wear the winter undershirt, look and ghotra.
I can’t wait to see the confusion with other Kuwaitis men today on what to wear.
Over at MetaFilter they have a post aboutOm Kalthom and relating her to Nancy Ajram. One thing that got me is that he states that 4 million people attended her funeral in Cairo, unhealthy and I am sure the Arab world all over was mourning over her loss.
If Nancy Ajram died tomorrow, link or Haifa? Will they get the same treatment. I know more than 4 million people were watching Haifa on Al-Wadi, but will they mourn her as much as they were wondering if she was still engaged or not?
To look at technology back then, we didn’t have satelite TV, or mass produced and controled media outlets. It was very basic. For Om Kalthom
to be huge and known as she was must have been a struggle. Now any girl can get in front of a camera add layers of make up and sing into an effects mixer to make them all sound and look pretty, but have no emotional attachment to them.
So how long would you mourn for any our current musical talent?
not a single day.
I think if Nancy 3ajram or Haifaa died, there will be 4 million people in their funerals, and for two reasons.
The population of the Arab world increased since 1974 (is that when Om Kalthoum died?), and the intellectual level of this population dropped by 80% since then.
Don’t underestimate the power of the ‘rabble’ ;)
the fans have changed as well…tis a different market now.
I’m still an avid fan.
Just a quick point, but what about 9awt al3rab back then? It was everywhere.. with Jamal Abdul Nasser between Om Kalthoum’s songs.. there was some media that did cross borders back at that time, haveing listeners beyond Egypt.
But as for modern singers, I’d mourn maybe 10 seconds. Give or take.
Om Kalthoum and other great icons of that era are in a different league than the majority of shallow artists today.
There is no room for comparison.
If songs today please us, the effect is temporary. Om Kalthom grows on you, and draws in all your senses so that you are spiritually entwined.
Great post nibaq!
No way will anyone have as many mourners!