Thursday 28 July 2011
Freedom of speech almost obsolete?
I'm sure most of you heard of the arrest of Ziad Hamdan (Zeid and the Wings) yesterday, on Wednesday the 27th. (the arrest (in arabic) )
The reason is shocking!He was arrested for telling the president Sleiman to "go home" in his song "General Suleiman"(released in December 2010), which is a very cute and innocent song (check it here).
But thanks to the support of the fans, he was released later in the evening( Free Ziad Hamdan from jail
- Free Opinion, Free Speech, Mobilize NOW to Free Zeid Hamdan )
I mean , are you serious?! When did we lose our freedom of speech? (or we didn't really have it in the first place?)
We have the right to reject politics!
We have the right to reject politicians!
We have the right to reject corruption!
We are obliged to stand for this and it is our duty to fight for this freedom, for it is one of the pillars that define a person's individuality!
The issue is not resolved. I know Ziad Hamdan is out now, probably writing about this corrupted event, but knowing that speaking out loud about our views, that might contradict the consensus of people in power, is going to generate such an unaccepted reaction is dangerous!
It is absolutely not accepted !
To be checked:
---> Stop Cultural Terrorism In Lebanon
---> He’s out: Zeid Hamdan talks about his arrest over the song “General Suleiman"
( Zeid and the Wings released their first LP, check their page for more info)
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2 comments:
The President better be grateful we don't have Lebanese Jay Lenos and David Lettermans. Those people make jokes about their President everyday. Why are we such prudes in this part of the world?
I know right? effed up country
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