The Moroccan actress defended Maisaa Magribyabout her native artist Saad LamjarredAfter canceling his concert, which was scheduled to be held in Iraq, after dozens of people stormed the Sinbad Land Theater in the capital, Baghdad, where he was scheduled to perform a concert on his stage, the Moroccan artist criticized the cancellation of his concert.
Saad Lamjarred’s concert canceled It came after a number of audience gathered in front of the theater and were able to storm it, which prompted the Iraqi authorities to cancel the concert in order to preserve the safety of the audience, the staff and the organizer.
Mayssa Maghribi criticizes the cancellation of Saad Lamjarred’s concert
وتقدت Maisaa MagribyThe decision to cancel Saad Lamjarred’s concert, considering it a confiscation of art, especially since there are some artists appearing in Iraq and directing inappropriate talk, yet it did not prevent their appearance in it.
Maysa Maghribi confirmed that the art presented by Saad Lamjarred is respectable and elegant, and there is no reason to prevent him from holding his concert in Iraq.
And she commented, “I think it is a confiscation of art in which others are chanting in Iraq, and we will not say my names. In others, Saad dances and sings. What is the inappropriate art that he presents, he presents very beautiful and sophisticated art.”
She pointed out that what happened in Iraq of storming the theater and canceling the concert is completely unacceptable, considering that the target is not Saad just for himself.
And she continued: “Those who have become unacceptable and confiscated art and stoned art and creativity, I do not think that Saad is targeted as much as art itself is targeted.”
Mayssa Maghribi defends Saad Lamjarred
In response to a question posed to her by the media, Ali Ajami, about the campaign that preceded it Saad Lamjarred concert From a number of activists on social networking sites to cancel the concert due to the issues in which the Moroccan artist was accused of harassment and rape, a campaign that was launched as soon as his concert was announced because he has not yet been acquitted of the charge of rape.
The reactions came through a hashtag launched by a number of Iraqi activists on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter under the hashtag #Saad_Lamjarred_Party is rejected, which quickly found an interaction from the followers.
Activists on the hashtag justified their refusal to hold the concert in Baghdad by the artist Saad Lamjdar, accusing him of a number of cases of violence and rape, and actually preventing him from holding some concerts in Egypt and Morocco. Saad Lamjarred concert previously.
Mayssa Maghribi responded, saying that the issue is not the cause, but the success that Saad achieved simply because some people tried to stop his continuation in it.
She pointed out, “It is an artistic qualifier, not the case, when you meet with some Arab artists who are short-lived, who harvested these views on YouTube, such as Saad Lamjarred, the first Arab artist to reach one billion views on YouTube.”
She confirmed that her defense of Saad Lamjarred Not because she holds Moroccan citizenship like him, but she believes that he is being subjected to an artistic war, saying: “Saad Lamjarred is technically targeted and they want to liquidate him and use weapons. We do not know until today whether they condemn him or not, and it is a clear technical war.”
Saad Lamjarred responds to the cancellation of his concert in Iraq
It is reported that the Iraqi authorities canceled Saad Lamjarred’s concert after the audience stormed the theater, and the Moroccan artist’s business manager issued a statement thanking the authorities for trying to secure the concert, saying: “We cannot risk our dear Iraqi audience in front of the extremist positions of some towards everything related to art.”
In response to the cancellation of the concert, Saad just sent a message to the Iraqi audience, saying: “To the people of Iraq, dear to my heart, unforgettable moments in Baghdad, the Lions’ Castle. throughout the month, if not more, in order to provide us with comfort.”