"Out of taste," to be sure! How many voters feel the results on American Idol aren't strictly kosher either, with certain phone lines being suspiciously and strategically down at just the wrong times?
Feel the anguish in "Love you Ayman's" voice: "Even though i´m soooooooo upset right now and i still can´t believe that the best STAR in the show had to leave all I can say now is that this is not the end ya ayman ... you´ve been a STAR in my heart from the first time I saw you and heard your voice!!! You amazed me with your wonderful voice and your angelic smile!!! I´ll always love and support you ya Ayman Laseek and to all the ppl out there that are happy about Ayman leaving the show, I just wanna say that this wasn't fair cause many ppl in different countries weren't able to vote for the best contestant Ayman and some beautiful day you´ll see that he was the only one who deserved to win this!!!"
And yet "ZlatkoT" replies, "Ibrahim's line wasn't working for a while either!!!! I thought it was just because I lived in Australia but this happened to him as well! AND I can tell you Future didn't show all the voting numbers for him either! I am happy with the result, but not under these circumstances!"
Where is the room for jihad in minds so occupied? Nowhere, my friends, nowhere.
And so it's down to the final two, months after 100 contestants — recruited from Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Jordan and from among expatriate Arabs in the US and Australia — were pared down to 21 by a panel of four judges before viewers took over and reduced them to a final 12. The finalists have spent the past three months in Beirut being agonizingly winnowed to two. The winner gets a professional record deal and many a hearty ululation from supporters and well-wishers alike, but those seeking moderization, liberalization and democracy in the region win big as well.
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Article comments
1 - Matthew T. Sussman
Judging from that picture, it looks like every ethnicity of American Idol has their Clay and Ruben.
2 - Eric Olsen
hilarity! I noticed that too
3 - PatFish
and the influence of this normative expression of unfettered democracy on the greater culture should not be underestimated.
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I think you're right as rain...see above the line.
An interesting turn of events to be sure.
4 - Eric Olsen
thanks Pat, there are very good signs if we care to see them
5 - Elessar
Yes it is a sign..but in the same time look at the harm this brings as well: the destortion of their values and the loose of culture, of identity, of diversity.
6 - Dave Nalle
How soon we forget, Eric. I wrote an article last year on Iraq Star an Ameircan Idol type show from Iraq which I believe may feed into the Arab Idol show. The original article is here on BC.
It was the top rated show on Iraqi TV through the winter. I'm trying to track down any coverage I can on who won it.
Dave
7 - Eric Olsen
as far as I can tell, they are doing it their own way: the songs are in Arabic, etc - every culture should have their own thriving, silly, giddy pop culture as a sign of its health
8 - Fisso82
you all have a worng view about the arabic program "super star" I know that most of you didn't even hear any arabic song in their lifes.
as an arabic person, I tell you that this program has a lot of good things in it, and the most important things is that it bringing life for a lot of the best arabic songs ever been made.
and this program, eventhough it's the arabic version of the American Idol but it's completely an arbic program, the preformers sing only arabic songs and they also can wear their country's customs if they like.
for tunisian contestant Ayman we knew -as arabic listeners- that he will be eliminated because he is not that good as the other two, but to tell you the truth, I don't know who will be the arabic star because the two contestants who left are very good and each one of them have a great sound.
9 - Sweet summer
u must be fair in judging.we r always watching arab idol in a clinic..but sad to say u eliminated one of my favorite,be fair and sincere...
10 - Sweet summer
ur correct fisso82,all of them are winner but of coarse there must be only one who could bring home the crown,sometimes we must know how to appreciate and respect other people cultures,activities and lifestyle because it makes us learn.dont be so rude.its good to be tru but be polite and kind...