2024-04-15 04:19:26
A young Mauritanian artist sparked controversy in the country, after he published a new song this week, which was considered immoral and encouraging a departure from customs, traditions and morals.
The song, titled “Love is Blind to Us,” by singer Sodom Ahmed, created widespread controversy among Mauritanians, especially since it calls on a woman to run away with her lover if her family refuses to marry her to him. The video clip broadcast scenes of a girl running away with her boyfriend after her family refused to accept him as a husband. she has.
Great anger erupted over the content of this song on social networking sites, where some considered it an explicit call for immorality and revolution against family rule, and even encouraged the spread of immorality in society, warning of the danger of its content to young people and to conservative Mauritanian society, calling for the need to stand up to ” This immorality and immorality” out of respect for religion and customs.
While others praised the story of the song, considering that it encourages women’s freedom and breaking the restrictions that control their choices and place them under the authority of family and society.
In this context, a blogger named Mina Mohammadi wrote, “This song is a victory for love in a country full of backwardness, backward customs, and corrupt beliefs.”
Mauritanian society attaches great respect to customs and traditions, sometimes to the point of sanctity, especially with regard to the issue of marriage, despite the controversy that these customs sometimes raise.
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