“Who am I to make a mistake against the woman of Arab singing, Umm Kulthum? And who am I to even criticize a poet about whom I wrote articles confirming my love and respect for his art and a teacher for generations?”… With these words, the Egyptian poet Nasser Dewidar began his apology. For the abuse he committed against the star of the East, Umm Kulthum, and the poet Ahmed Rami.
And he said in a tweet to him on his Facebook page that after the death of his friend, singer Ahmed Al-Hajjar, he had a stroke and is still suffering from it, adding that
His friends wanted to get him out of his condition to recover, and they invited him to attend this seminar to talk about a song he loves, during which he spoke improvising and from his memory without arrangement or preparation.
The image of the Egyptian poet who criticized Umm Kulthum
And he added that during the symposium, videos were filmed in which he said, “It is said that I read.. I heard..” And not a single word came out of him saying that this was from his thoughts or expressing his views, indicating that his speech was taken out of context, and because of that he was subjected to insults and insults.
And the Egyptian poet continued, saying, “I can’t do any harm to anyone, even those who are angry and angry.” And the spirit of the great poet, Abu al-Shu`ara, Ahmed Rami, and any artist who unintentionally offended him in expression.
The Egyptian poet concluded by asking: “How can I offend those who taught me literature, hearing and patriotism? How can a young poet like me offend those who taught him literature and patriotism?”
The Egyptian poet’s apology comes after he was subjected to severe criticism and judicial reports Because of his insult to Umm Kulthum and the poet Ahmed Rami.
The Egyptian Authors, Composers and Publishers Association issued a statement rejecting insulting Umm Kulthum and Ramy.
The association announced that it had submitted a complaint to the Public Prosecutor against Nasser Dowidar, accusing him of offending two great symbols
A symposium was held at the Egyptian Writers Union, which witnessed the talk of the poet Nasser Dowidar, and he addressed the late Umm Kulthum and the poet Ahmed Rami, and Umm Kulthum described him in terms that angered some.
Dowidar said that the late woman’s form was “confused”, as he put it, and indicated that she dealt with the poet Rami with a special logic.
He described the relationship between the duo as a wolf’s relationship with his prey, and Dewidar described Umm Kulthum as “selfish”, and said that she had manipulated Rami, who dealt with her in the manner of a lover and a lunatic.
Umm Kulthum
Dowidar considered that those things that Ramy was exposed to by Umm Kulthum were the reason for his creativity, as if he was waiting for those punches to write distinguished songs, as he put it.
The artistic evening caused an uproar and caused a major attack on the Egyptian Writers Union, which prompted the Musicians Syndicate to enter the line of the crisis, and issued a statement to respond in which it confirmed that it would stand on the lookout for every arrogant, mischievous and conspirator, and condemns all attempts to undermine heritage and artistic symbols such as the planet of the East Umm Kulthum, which She united the Arab nation every month on the heart of one man.
The Syndicate condemned the insulting of the poets of Egypt, who have been entrenched in the conscience of all Egyptians and Arabs, including the poet Ahmed Ramy, Ahmed Shawky and Ahmed Shafiq Kamel, who was affected by the poet’s words.