Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila banned in Amman
again
Lebanese
band Mashrou’ Leila has been banned from performing in Amman, Jordan for a
second year in a row. On Monday, June 12, the Jordanian Interior Ministry
formally announced its decision to stop the band from performing on June 27 in
order to stop "the exploitation of such performances for certain agendas
that may lead to internal disagreements,” as Interior Minister Ghaleb Zuabi
said. This was confirmed Tuesday night by the band on its official Facebook
page.
The ban, which was set due to the band’s open support for the LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community and sexual freedom advocates, frustrates its Jordanian fans, who never got to see the band perform its latest album, Ibn El Leil, live. These frustrations were expressed on Twitter and Facebook as soon as the ban was announced on Monday.
The ban, which was set due to the band’s open support for the LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community and sexual freedom advocates, frustrates its Jordanian fans, who never got to see the band perform its latest album, Ibn El Leil, live. These frustrations were expressed on Twitter and Facebook as soon as the ban was announced on Monday.
(egypttoday.com, 18/6/2017)
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