By Radia Androun Four Arab stars whose love songs embrace social justice for their homelands. 1. Mohammed Assaf, “ Arab Idol” winner and now the first-ever UNRWA ambassador, has become a national symbol with anthems like the new “Abu Ammar”, a tribute to Yasser Arafat.
On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people he sang before the UN at its headquarters in New York. 2. Lebanese-Palestinian Julia Boutros uses her crystalline voice to defend the oppressed and criticize inept leadership.
In “ I Breathe Freedom “, the ardent supporter of the Lebanese resistance vows, “ The voice of freedom remains louder than all voices “. 3. Known as the singer of the Syrian revolution, Assala Nasri has a sarcastic new hit , “ If Only The Chair Could Speak ”, which chides the Syrian president for clinging to his position.
“ We want a country…that we own a small part of ,” she declares in it. “We don’t feel a country can be owned by one person.” 4.
