A couple of days following Egyptian actor and singer Mohamed Ramadan’s controversial concert in Egypt’s North coast, various lawyers have called for the artist to be banned from performing. Ramadan, who constitutes one of Egypt’s most celebrated male TV stars with a large following among mainly young males, was criticized for performing in a ‘see-through shirt’ and alternatively, in mere shorts and a vest, dancing provocatively and prostrating on stage. Various videos circulating on social media have also portrayed a lack of organization at his concert, held in newly established coastal city Al Alamein on Friday night, in which Ramadan’s fans climbed the stage only to be violently pushed back into the crowd. While complaints from fans and lawyers alike poured into the Musicians Syndicate questioning Ramadan’s eligibility to be performing in the first place, the syndicate issued an official statement in which it confirmed that Ramadan’s concert had the necessary clearance: a temporary permit to sing. Technically, the Musicians syndicate grants artists and performers one of two types of permits for holding concerts: a permanent permit for recurrent and well-established artists as well as a temporary permit for artists…
Lawyers Call for Musicians Syndicate to Ban Mohamed Ramadan From Performing
August 27, 2019
