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Lebanese diva accused of singing racist song
Associated Press
Published: 20.11.09, 14:55
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1. WHY ISRAEL LOVES RACIST SUBJECTS ?
atilla karagözoğlu   (11.20.09)
by the way ! maybe she dumped by a egytptian man than she ... yes she looks hot. just face. I dont see the rest anyway. maybe little old. anyway her name is as jewish name. maybe I am wrong. and monkey picture is not funny. ynet would put a better monkey to make readers smile.
2. Nubians are very honest; always discriminated
EgyptJewRefugee ,   Geneva, Switzerland   (11.20.09)
Nubians are known for their honesty. Many were security guards. Had always been discriminated.
3. seriously...
Gilbert ,   Rotterdam   (11.20.09)
I guess the monkey foto is very important since some people might not know the difference....seriously Ynet!
4. This is part of the Arab treatment of Blacks in Africa
David ,   Boston, USA   (11.20.09)
This is a very large scale problem of Arabs treating Blacks as second class citizens all over Africa. There is a hierchy, Muslim Arabs, Christian Arabs, Muslim Blacks, non Muslims Blacks. IT is widespread. Look at Darfur. Thats but a small example and thats huge. The UN doesnt seem to care about that and the Arab league puts a lid on it, supporting the racist policies in Africa.
5. Ynet Journalists Surely Monitor Al-Jazeera
Leila Houda ,   Rabat, Morocco   (11.20.09)
...which is the first network that covered this story...
6. BTW - anybody know if the Chimp in the
AY_Lamb ,   Globestan   (11.20.09)
photo above is that homo sapien killer chimp Travis?
7. Nubians
pete ,   US   (11.20.09)
ruled Egypt for a couple of centuries, and they have older, 4,000+ years old 'pyramids' in Sudan. I found them to be very nice, people when I visited southeren Egypt. And , # 1: Yes :- I too think 'Wehbe" a Jewish name also - and Haifa looks it too ))
8. It's "racism" only when it's against Muslims...
Tahl ,   Ashdod, Israel   (11.20.09)
If Haifa had changed the word "Nubian" to "Jewish" or "Christian", everyone in the Muslim world would be applauding her.
9. I LOVE Nubians!
Yugi Mutou ,   Japan   (11.20.09)
10. #1, 'Hayfa' is a female Arabic name. Nothing to do with city
Jake   (11.20.09)
of Haifa. It means 'slender' in Arabic. http://www.behindthename.com/name/hayfa The city of Haifa is first mentioned in the Talmud, around the 3rd century C.E., as a Jewish fishing village.
11. #1 - another incoherant, alcoholic rant.
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (11.21.09)
12. not surprising
BabylonJew ,   western australia   (11.21.09)
Not surprising. Arabs still refer to a black person as 'abid' or 'slave' in Arabic.
13. I Totally Agree!!
Billy ,   Burlington, Canada   (11.21.09)
As born & raised In Egypt, I totally agree with the other talkbacks. Nubans are one of the most decent minorities in Egypt. Back in the sixties, Government reallocated some of their communities to build the High Dam in Southern Egypt which was the biggest Nasser Socialist Egypt's achievements. Also to note that their communities have the lowest rates of divorce and crime. They're real fine people. Couple of famous Egyptian Singers are Nubans & many of them also are famous intellectuals.
14. #1 put a sock in your mouth ....or take your meds
rachel ,   usa   (11.21.09)
15. #4 I know , and the American blacks ignore the truth ...
rachel ,   usa   (11.21.09)
16. First Time I hear about Nubians?
JayMaker ,   Beirut,Lebanon   (11.22.09)
What are they again?Are they like those Pygmies in Africa?
17. hayfa is a shiite
Nimrod ,   Baghdad, Iraq   (11.22.09)
Hayfa is a Shiite who donates part of her spaghetti sauce (income) to Hizbollah and racism is not new to Shiites, they believe that according to their myths that Christians are filthy, Jews were pigs and then God recreated them in human form and that Sunnis were monkeys, they often believe that Sunnis have tails and that they hide them and that God recreated all of us in human form to serve the Shiites for they are as they believe the real Muslims and inherited it through Ali and all of us are animals.
18. #6
G ,   central israel   (11.22.09)
As a a matter of fact it is the late Travis. Poor taste on the part of YNET for using that image. Sheesh...
19. # 15 Rachel
Gilbert ,   Rotterdam   (11.23.09)
Sorry Rachel, you must have a problem with Black Americans or something. We do not ignore Arab racism. Even the not so popular Farrakhan has brought it up several times before. Yes Arab culture has a serious problem with black skin but it has to do with the mentality of white is superior, something that Jews, Christians and Arabs practice all over the world. Check the video please at 2:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUgbqTNdu58&feature=related
20. to # 4 David in Boston
Gilbert ,   Rotterdam   (11.23.09)
No David, Arabs do not treat Blacks as second class all over Africa. You must be mistaken with another continent or Africa to you is only Sudan and North Africa. Arabs would not dare to treat Blacks like that in Senegal, Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Gambia, Swaziland, Congo, Zambia, Mozambique, Guine, Guine Bissau, Chad and the list goes on....
21.  Nubians for the guy in Beirut
black man ,   Amsterdam   (11.23.09)
The Nubians (Arabic: نوبي, Nuubi) are an ethnic group originally from northern Sudan, now inhabiting East Africa and some parts of Northeast Africa, such as southern Egypt. The Nubian people in Sudan inhabit the region between Wadi Halfa in the north and Aldaba in the south. The main Nubian groups from north to south are the Halfaweyen, Sikut (Sickkout), Mahas, and Danagla. They speak different dialects of the Nubian language. In ancient times Nubians were depicted by Egyptians as having very dark skin, often shown with hooped earrings and with braided or extended hair. Ancient Nubians were famous for their vast wealth, their trade between central Africa and the lower Nile valley civilizations, including Egypt, their skill and precision with the bow, their 23-letter alphabet, the use of deadly poison on the heads of their arrows, their great military, their advanced civilization, and their century-long rule over the united upper and lower Egyptian kingdoms.
22. Nubians are the best
aiman ,   jersey   (11.27.09)
Nubians are treated like any other egyptian with no respect from the Govt. when it comes to arabs being racist against black people I am not gonna deny that some piece of shit people act that way but its no wer near as any euro or american racism.
23. #17
Rabih ,   Dubai, UAE   (11.29.09)
1) Dude wtf are you high on? 2) Could you get me some of it? looks like good stuff! 3) Where did you read that Shiites say that Sunnis were monkeys? The whole sunni/ shia thing is based on a different point of views over the Caliphate some 1400 years ago, as well as different interpretations of certain scripts. It has nothing to do with monkeys and kangaroos! btw to the contrary, it is the wahhabi sunnites who say that shiites have tails! 4) Are you serious about Haifa donating her money to HA? Regardless of HA's stance regarding her very source of income which they consider as HARAM (un-kosher), whatever money she makes is small potato compared to the funding they get from Iran.
24. Racist comment
Jazz ,   Boston, MA   (02.01.10)
I strongly think Lebanese people ought to be made aware and educated about treating other people they (Lebanese) want to be treated. Lebanon is getting a very bad reputation all over the world for not only about the singer but the way domestic workers are treated. How do you feel if Israeli's made a similar comment about arabs? I am sure we will all hear about it. I resent the double standerd.
25. beauty is skin deep but her ugliness is
Barney ,   USA   (02.12.13)
all the way to the bone.
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