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Red Hot Chili Peppers urged to abandon Israel gig
Al-Akhbar The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been urged to abandon a planned gig in Israel, after it emerged that they performed at a pro-Palestinian gig that raised over US$500,000. The superstar band, who have won seven Grammy Awards and sold over 65 million albums worldwide, are due to perform in Tel Aviv on September […]
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Lara Fabian cancels Lebanon tour after boycott campaign
The following article was carried in Al-Akhbar English: Belgian singer Lara Fabian announced via Facebook on Thursday that she has cancelled her February concert in Lebanon after boycott activists campaigned against her visit. Fabian wrote in a “Love Letter” to her “Lebanese friends” that she “won”t sing under threats” nor “deal with hatred.” The self-confessed […]
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Placebo Effect: Lawsuit Might Boost BDS Campaign in Lebanon
The following article was printed in Al-Akhbar English on November 10, 2011. To act in support of the campaign, sign on to this statement. By: Sanaa Khoury A lawsuit against BDS activists in Beirut has ignited a debate about freedom of expression and is shaping up to be a landmark case in Lebanese courts. The […]
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Stand in Solidarity with Lebanese BDS activists
The following call comes from the Green Resistance blog. It is published on the website of the Lebanese Campaign for the Boycott of Zionism. Please send all sign-ons to rania.z.masri@gmail.com: Samah Idriss, director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, received a court summons [recently] from Beirut”s commerce court. Idriss is implicated in a lawsuit for his […]
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Daily Star: Campaign asks Moby not to perform in Israel
The following article appeared in Lebanon’s Daily Star on June 19, 2011: BEIRUT: The U.S. campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel has asked American singer Moby to cancel his concert in Israel which is scheduled for July 12, urging him to denounce war and only make love. “Come to Lebanon on July 5, […]
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Open letter from Lebanon to Moby: “Come to Lebanon, and not to Israel: “˜Make Love, Fuck War”™!
30 May 2011 Dear Moby, Knowing that you honor your legacy to Herman Melville, as is evident in your stage name, we call on you to consider what your ancestor wrote in his journal in 1857: “all who cultivate the soil in Palestine are Arabs.” While in Palestine, his writings illustrated his respect for the […]
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Tadamon! Statement in solidarity with Al Adab MagazineӬ
6 aoí»t 2010 | August 2010, Montreal, Quebec The Tadamon! collective wishes to express its full solidarity with Mr. Samah Idriss, editor of Al Adab (“Literature”) Magazine. About Al Adab Since its inception in 1953, this important Arabic cultural magazine has played a key role in encouraging progressive thought and debate in the Arab world. […]
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Open letter from Lebanon to Diana Krall: Don’t entertain an apartheid state!
17 July 2010 Dear Ms. Krall, We learned, with great enthusiasm, that you would be performing in Lebanon on August 2nd. Many of us were excited about finally getting the opportunity to hear you live, since we had enjoyed your music for years. However, when we later learned that you are planning to perform in […]
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What’s Music Got To Do With IT
Maya Mikdashi The arguments have become familiar. We want to enjoy life; music is not political; dancing should unify us, not divide us. We can”t keep being the sacrificial lamb of the Palestinian cause. Aren”t you Lebanese? Are you an Islamist? Don”t you like rock and roll music, coca-cola, and dancing under the stars at […]
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Open letter from Lebanon to DJ Tiesto: Don’t entertain an outlaw state!
21 June 2010 Dear DJ Tiesto, We read with great regret that you will be performing in Israel (July 2) before heading to Lebanon (July 3). As you know, music cannot be isolated from politics. A visit to Israel, particularly now, is viewed by Israel, and internationally, as implicit support for Israeli policies and indifference […]
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