Ehab Tawfik Allegedly Threatens Bodily Harm To A Store Owner

Egyptian 90s pop star is not having a good year, and this story if true indicates that he has finally hit rock bottom.  A local Cairo fashion store owner reported to the police that Egyptian singer Ehab Tawfik has threatened him and sated that he will harm that individual.

Ahmed Abdallah Said, a store owner in Al Agooza bosh Cairo pocket claims the star has purchased clothes form his store. Then the pop star attempted to return the clothes and get a refund. The store owner declined, an argument broke out which allegedly caused Ehab to lose his cool.

The incident is being investigated. The story has been reported in Al-Ahram, a reputable newspaper.

If this story is true, once again we find out that stars are just like us, they get pissed off if they are unable to return merchandise the you longer care for. This is a bad news for both the store owner--who will lose some of his more affluent customers out of fear. And it's bad for the star as it shows him as a erratic and violent individual.

Ehab had a concert in Virginia here few weeks ago, maybe he should have hit the mall in Georgetown while he was in town.

Ehab Tawfik - Tetraga Fia / إيهاب توفيق - تترجى فيا

The Media Loves To Pick On Menna Fadali

She is an Egyptian entertainer who seems to do nothing right according to the males in the media. She is only 30 years old, but Egyptian press loves to bash her. She is like their own version of Lindsey Lohan. Lately, she has been dubbed as Mena and Her Five Scandals. Let's get dirty, shall we?

• Her birthday and the leaked photos of her having fun--she is not the first girl to have birthday party and things get out of control. She is no responsible for people with ill intentions who leaked those private photos.
• She wears "Hot" clothes and has a tattoo? c'mon people! You mean to tell me all those Lebanese celebrities you celebrate in Egypt are all hookers? They bring them to Egypt for their hot clothes and their tats.
• Again, leaked pictures of her wearing a bikini on the beach! Why are you not locking up the people who took those pictures? Do you want people taking pictures of your sister on the beach--even people not wearing bikinis get picked on.
• She was assaulted while on a car with a famous dancer--she accused them of stealing her stuff and valuables. She accused people from the Sinai of doing that. This is stupid and I cannot defend that. If it was true, then she has every right to be pissed. This is hardly a scandal. Women go with guys all the time and it's legal.  
• Supposedly her erratic behavior lead to her third breakup--we now know his family did not approve of her. She pledged to not fall in love again and focus on her work instead. 

So give Menna a break, she is hardly a saint, but can we see something good about her. I have also seen a number of comments describing Menna is a Palestinian--maybe she has a parent who is one. The term is used as an insult.

منة فضالى أغنية ان راح منك يا عين

Elissa Cancels Disorganized Turkey Concert

Lebanese songstress called of a plan to hold a concert in Turkey. She made that call once she has learned the planning for the concert and the promotes are so disorganized.

Some people are trying to make a big deal out of this, but via Twitter Elissa is telling people, she has no regrets and she made that decision to honor her fans who deserve great concerts. Some other ladies of pop are making a big deal out of this and spreading rumors that the concert did not sell.

I do not know much, but I respect Elissa for making that call, a concert has to be top notch, a disorganized appearance leaves a bad taste. She has apologized to her fans in Turkey and promised to be reunited with them soon.

elissa sa3at 2012 with lyrics

Medhat Saleh To Boycott The Egyptian House Of Opera

Medhat Saleh is a guy who is happy doing performances at the house of Opera in Egypt, they love his music and his voice has expressed and documented Egyptian moments for a really long time. Medhat is a popular name in local concerts where people needed a heavy dose of all Egyptian music. He never disappoints and he has his fans young and old. He is well-educated and trained in all Egyptian style songs, regional and national as well.

Now, Medhat thought he is close to the House of Opera and its orchestra. So when he was invited to the Arabian Music Festival in Alexandria, he thought he could borrow part of the Opera's symphony for this appearance. They shut him down.

According to an interview with AlHaram he wanted to mix the symphony with the Arabic Music orchestra to produce a new show for the festival. Naturally he is upset and has condemned their denial of his request. He pledged not to perform at the House of Opera again. He will focus on his upcoming performance at the Egypt University Opera concert on Nov 16th.

مدحت صالح ,ع الحلوة والمرة , بقى عايز تنسانى , صافينى مرة
    

If You Want To Market Watches, Please Come On Time

Egyptian diva Sherine singed up to promote a watch brand along with Lebanese super star Ragheb Alamah. There were many celebrities present there. Most celebrities came on time for the event and mingled with the attendees who shelled serious cash for those overpriced watches.

Sherine did it differently, she came two and a half hours late to the event. When she arrived, it was reported no one was still in the event, but a handful people. No one was there to received Sherine who expected a big and a warm reception. According to reports, she seemed annoyed, irritated. She left the event ten minutes later.

If this story is true then Sherine might have to work hard on her classy side. Sure she is busy with the Voice, but all the other celebrities have places to be. Plus, you are promoting a brand of watches, watches people buy to keep track of time. Aren't you saying that the brand sucks? If this very pricey watch did not help you to be on time, then people should look somewhere else.  


في حفل كارتييه: شيرين تحضر دون استقبال وتغادر بعد دقائق


Sherine Abdel Wahab - Da mosh Habibi 2012.wmv

Zein Chaker, A Lebanese Song About Transgenders

In most cultures, including the Arabic one, this is not just a taboo, it's a toxic topic to bring up in mainstream media because we either lack education about the subject of transsexuals/transgenders or as some know them the gender benders. I do not know how real is the song from Zein Chaker, but for certain he has picked a lot of press--most of it is bad. But now we know who he is at least.

The song goes like this, boy meets girl, loves her, takes her home and introduces her to his family and circles. Then after the engagement comes the wedding, then here comes the boom, the lady is actually a dude. I do not know how people in this situation feel about the song.

The singer walks a fine line, he says this has become normal, but yet he loses his mind. The song is a poor qulity in terms of the production and even worse in terms of the demo music. The singer goes on to say this was a shock. I loved a woman who has turned out to be a male.

Zein Chaker will hold a press conference after the month of Ramadan to talk about the song and survey the press. The singer has actually shot a music video for this song which would be kinda of interesting to watch.
Zein Chaker - Tol3it Rejal NEW 2012

Haifa Wehbe Is Not Getting A Divorce, Okey?

Lebanese pop diva Haifa Wehbe did something usual on her Twitter account, she got personal. Haifa Wehbe shut a number of media outlets who have claimed she is getting a divorce from her young Egyptian business man Ahmed Abu Hashima. Those tweets are still hot. Haifa and the young businessman got married in April 2009 and they have manged to keep the marriage work.

Below are the tweets from Haifa where she is stating the facts. She will sue those who spread rumors and lies about her personal life. She also asks reporters to be professionals. I respect that, but Haifa this is part of being a star. You must take the good and the bad. It's not easy to make a marriage work when your every move in public is under a microscope.

I'm going to address something so everyone better open your eyes and ears cause I'm only saying this ONCE before my lawyers take action.
— Haifa Wehbe (@HaifaWehbe) September 17, 2012

I'm not divorced nor Am i going through a divorce. Ahmed and i are living our happiest days and no one can touch what we have nor break us.
— Haifa Wehbe (@HaifaWehbe) September 17, 2012

All these websites and their rumors. Leave us in peace and stay away from my family. Be professional and report facts, not LIES.
— Haifa Wehbe (@HaifaWehbe) September 17, 2012

haifa wehbe - ragab

The Curious Case Of Domnique Horany

Domnique Horany is a pop songstress from Lebanon. She is a B list celebrity that has a good run four years ago. She does not have a great voice, but that never stopped her peers from making a career out of a nice image and a sexy version of reality.

Yesterday,  I am reading tweets from Domnique Horany where she is accusing Egyptian diva Ghada Ragab of staling one of her 2011 songs. She has gone out of her way to make very bold accusations. Not only does she accuse the Egyptian singer of stealing her song, she goes after writer Baha Dina Mohamed and the aranger Hani abd Karim.

Dominique Hourani@DominiqueHorani

Ghada rajab stole my song ya habibi khalli balak of my album dominique 2011

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Dominique Hourani@DominiqueHorani

Writer Baha2 dine mohamed ,arranger hani abd karim and singer ghada rajab stole my song

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Domonique might be right, because no one really has heard her song. I had to search for it and nothing good comes up. It does sound a lot like one of Ghada's songs, but I do not think that beat is exclusive to Dominique it sounds like a demo. 

 Plus maybe Domonique should focus on her recent divorce. She has gotten married, had a baby and said she was married. As far as I know, no one has ever interviewed that husband who is supposed to be a wealthy Persian business man living in Europe. Now she is divorced--five years of marriage. 

Sexy Dominique in "Khalli Balak" clip / "دومينيك سكسي في كليب "خللي بالك

The Sheikh Who Listens To Metal Also Wants To Ban Elissa, Haifa, and Nancy

One religious Sheikh took to Twitter to attack some ladies who like to sing and made a career out of entertainment. Meet Fadel Suliman, a preacher who spreads the message of Islam took an interesting turn when he attacked three lead pop stars. (The story can be read here in Arabic)

Mr. Fadel admitted to liking Hard Metal in his youth he would go to concerts to enjoy this kind of heavy metal rock. However Heavy Metal Rock has a crappy name in Arabia as many marry it to devil worshiping. So the sheikh defended heavy metal and argued that going to concert for Elissa, Hiafa, and Nancy Ajram is closer thing to worshiping Satan.

The religious figure disagrees with people who want to ban Heavy Metal like the calls in Egypt now as some calls have been made to cancel concerts at the El Sawy Culture Wheel (more here). He defends his favorite kind of music yet attacks people for going to female concerts. Fadel belongs to the Muslim brotherhood and has made similar calls in the past about certain female singers. He has even doubled down and attacked other Lebanese songstress like Marwa and Nicole Saba.

Fafel Suliman is a Muslim preacher who comes to the United States and talks about Islam, he has authored a number of books on his religion of choice.

Why is making this case now and why is he only picking on entertainers form Lebanon are my questions.

إسلاموفوبيا - الإسلام انتشر بالسيف (بدون موسيقى)

As Always, Magida El Roumi Stays Classy

Lebanese composer Melhim Barakat was reported to have been feeling not too happy about his song not being made the lead song of the album. His song was made the lead song, it's the number one song in the album and yes, it's a great song where the composer does an incredible job.

But in Mr. Barakat's world, he wanted the song to be the promo song--the one all radios will play to drum up marketing for the new album. Magida has maintained her position of respect love and appreciation for this composer. She was asked about the feud and has taken the high road. She has akways made classy music and that was personal because she is a classy lady.

This is a great album that did not had a perfect release date due to the ongoing ever changing Arab world. Watch this report about her concert in Lebanon, she attended the press conference for the Batroun International Music Festival. Go forth Magida and keep your head high, you make good music and let those critics who want to make names for themselves by bashing you.

ماجدة الرومي: هذا هو ردِّي على ملحم بركات