A former imam of a Saudi mosque had a surprising announcement to his countrymen: he is releasing his first music album.
Abdullah Al-Skiti, the imam from the mosque of Alkhabra, is wiping the dust of his small town from off his shoes and going public with the declaration of his rather controversial ambitions. He’s currently living in Cairo where he is attending Cairo’s Music Institute so he can work on his talents as a composer, a singer and all the jazz that comes with studying music. Clearly, Al-Skiti isn’t joking around: he plans to return to Saudi Arabia and to open up a music institute to benefit Saudis—mainly Saudi men would be my guess.
He is currently collaborating with a number of Saudi poets and Egyptian musicians to releases his much anticipated and for the moment, rather nameless album. I use the word anticipated only because they will probably be burning copies of his work, like they burned the Dixie Chicks’ album in 2003.
A number of artists have actually donated their time and their talents to see this album become a reality. Going along with his work on his album, Al-Skiti will also be releasing a music video entitled “الفقر” (“Poverty”) that will be translated into English and French. His music video will be given to local, national and international television stations for free, a practice that will ensure that the artist remains poor—much like the title of his video clip.
Al-Skiti is fully aware of the controversy he generated along with the threat all the Internet forums pose to his work and his newly chosen profession. “I don’t like gimmicks, I am a frank person. I flat out told them I am making a music album, not a music album disguised as a religious one,” he was quoted as having said in a public statement made shortly after announcing his decision to make the music album. A common practice among Nasheed music (Religiously themed albums) is to sing, but without the use of any musical instruments.
It remains unclear whether this album will be any good, but one thing is for sure: While I would not expect to see Al-Skiti opening at a concert for Haifa anytime soon, this imam has some serious guts to take on much of the Saudi taboos and to then turn them their own heads.
And whoever said Saudi Arabia is boring, probably now is wiping their mouth after helping themselves into another slice of humble pie.
[Tarboush Tip: Carlos]
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oh my god – lol mskhara
Posted by Lena | March 18, 2009, 5:45 pmIf his performance divide the audience nobody will be killed or abused ; Unlike the "Fatwas" ? The next day the young nation chose Abu-Baker to lead (after compromising the division & the conflicts between a free well people with different views "a life nation") he took a load of wood to sell it at the market to make a living , and when the message of Mercy spread East & West discovering, inventing, milting different cultures & building the earth with the contribution of many non-muslims , the scholars work out the script to absorb the changes for good and end up each research with (Only God Knows : والله أعلم) keeping the research open to criticism, more contribution & to the receiver to make his "god given" freedom to think in it before applying Jafar Alsadiq; the first "famous" scholar (now the core reference to the "Shiat") and his students the four imams of the "Suni" like Abu-Baker make their living by the work available to them then (Abu-Hanifa was a trader & become the most qualified reference to "the economical research") The circles of research in theology, science, economy, history …etc integrate to made the Islamic civilization prosperous, some rulers bring these scholars close & other isolate them for political reasons (and that was cross the board : the Amawi Alma'moun bring the what become known later the "shiat" scholars) Early in the 1980's a French "think tank" come out with (Sauidia Arabia is the most stable regime in the Arab world) simply because the public get their basic rights as a gift ; obviously the other Arabic regimes don't have the cash flow needed to apply that , and most of them find in the idea of "Imams" keeping the public busy in theological matters is a pillar of stability No clergy in Islam But nowadays the multiple faces of clergy is every where (discourse , celebrity , tv , internet ..etc) and the Fatwa circus is playing every where
Posted by riskability | March 18, 2009, 8:54 pmhuh
Posted by Lena | March 18, 2009, 11:06 pmDouble Huh!? What the Hell is this rambling???
Posted by Lembas Bread | March 18, 2009, 11:27 pmI think's that's Hanitizer's khalo… ha ha
Posted by KABOBfest | March 19, 2009, 1:29 am"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?" may be I am getting old ; so all your huh's are welcome & respected This story is out and already generate a debate ; in the title of the attached Aljazeera source this "Arabic Joe" is accused of "conversion from Islam : زندقه" simply because he change his career from a one (that must not exist in the first place) to a one : not only allowed ; but a poll shows that the majority of the Arab youth dream to have it (TV star) ?! in the past centenary Egypt play a central role in leading the Arabic discourse elevating the consciousness of the Arabs through consumption & positive competition , in the 1980's we observe the short rise & the fast fall of the "political Islam" , as a result the saudi discourse of "forcing an Islamic appearance" which was ignored ; become some how dominant (while the saudi forces of social change "especially the women" try to break free from it (I view the issue on hand within this move) now the sauidi clerks allied with local Egyption ones had celebrity status with a (24/7) TV preaching in Egypt ? here some Examples ; notice the abuse and the de-humanization in the discourse , also the viewers No. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcEpcI2gPw ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrC0SpcjC00 ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uorI7od-XT4
Posted by riskability | March 19, 2009, 7:21 am"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?" may be I am getting old ; so all your huh's are welcome & respected This story is out and already generate a debate ; in the title of the attached Aljazeera source this "Arabic Joe" is accused of "conversion from Islam : زندقه" simply because he change his career from a one (that must not exist in the first place) to a one : not only allowed ; but a poll shows that the majority of the Arab youth dream to have it (TV star) ?! in the past centenary Egypt play a central role in leading the Arabic discourse elevating the consciousness of the Arabs through consumption & positive competition , in the 1980's we observe the short rise & the fast fall of the "political Islam" , as a result the saudi discourse of "forcing an Islamic appearance" which was ignored ; become some how dominant (while the saudi forces of social change "especially the women" try to break free from it (I view the issue on hand within this move) now the sauidi clerks allied with local Egyption ones had celebrity status with a (24/7) TV preaching in Egypt ? here some Examples ; notice the abuse and the de-humanization in the discourse , also the viewers No. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcEpcI2gPw ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrC0SpcjC00 ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uorI7od-XT4
Posted by riskability | March 19, 2009, 7:21 am"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?" may be I am getting old ; so all your huh's are welcome & respected This story is out and already generate a debate ; in the title of the attached Aljazeera source this "Arabic Joe" is accused of "conversion from Islam : زندقه" simply because he change his career from a one (that must not exist in the first place) to a one : not only allowed ; but a poll shows that the majority of the Arab youth dream to have it (TV star) ?! in the past centenary Egypt play a central role in leading the Arabic discourse elevating the consciousness of the Arabs through consumption & positive competition , in the 1980's we observe the short rise & the fast fall of the "political Islam" , as a result the saudi discourse of "forcing an Islamic appearance" which was ignored ; become some how dominant (while the saudi forces of social change "especially the women" try to break free from it (I view the issue on hand within this move) now the sauidi clerks allied with local Egyption ones had celebrity status with a (24/7) TV preaching in Egypt ? here some Examples ; notice the abuse and the de-humanization in the discourse , also the viewers No. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcEpcI2gPw ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrC0SpcjC00 ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uorI7od-XT4
Posted by riskability | March 19, 2009, 7:21 am"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?" may be I am getting old ; so all your huh's are welcome & respected This story is out and already generate a debate ; in the title of the attached Aljazeera source this "Arabic Joe" is accused of "conversion from Islam : زندقه" simply because he change his career from a one (that must not exist in the first place) to a one : not only allowed ; but a poll shows that the majority of the Arab youth dream to have it (TV star) ?! in the past centenary Egypt play a central role in leading the Arabic discourse elevating the consciousness of the Arabs through consumption & positive competition , in the 1980's we observe the short rise & the fast fall of the "political Islam" , as a result the saudi discourse of "forcing an Islamic appearance" which was ignored ; become some how dominant (while the saudi forces of social change "especially the women" try to break free from it (I view the issue on hand within this move) now the sauidi clerks allied with local Egyption ones had celebrity status with a (24/7) TV preaching in Egypt ? here some Examples ; notice the abuse and the de-humanization in the discourse , also the viewers No. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcEpcI2gPw ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrC0SpcjC00 ” target=”_blank”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uorI7od-XT4
Posted by riskability | March 19, 2009, 7:21 amLembas is very close to Dumbass!
Posted by alkabeer | March 19, 2009, 1:23 pm