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Arab News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Tributes pour in as Lebanese musician Ziad Rahbani dies at 69
DUBAI: Lebanese musician and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who was the son of iconic singer Fayrouz, died on Saturday at the age of 69. Rahbani wrote and composed legendary songs for his mother, including 'Kifak Inta' and 'Bala Wala Shi.' Considered one of the most influential voices in Lebanese music, Rahbani was also a political commentator and was known for his satirical political theater. Notable plays by Rahbani include'Nazl Al-Sourour,' 'A Long American Film,' and 'Bema Inno.' Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam paid tribute to Rahbani in a post on X, calling him 'an exceptional creative artist and a free voice who remained loyal to the values of justice and dignity. 'Ziad embodied a deep commitment to human and national causes,' Salam added. 'On stage, through music and words, he said what many did not dare to say, and for decades, he touched the hopes and pains of the Lebanese people. With his piercing honesty, he planted a new awareness in the conscience of national culture.'
Wall Street Journal
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Did You Hear the One About the Theologian at the Zoo?
David Mamet's July 10 op-ed on the Scopes trial play ('Political Theater Makes Bad Drama,' July 10) reminds me of a joke about a German theology professor who, while visiting the zoo, saw a troubled gorilla, pacing back and forth with a Bible in one hand and Darwin's writing in the other. 'What's bothering you?' the professor asked. 'I cannot decide whether I am my brother's keeper or my keeper's brother,' the gorilla replied. Neither book refutes the other. Good Christians and troubled gorillas can benefit from reading both if they understand that the books deal with different topics. Both use reason and foundational assumptions to explore different issues. When public schools attempt to characterize religious issues as if they conflict with settled science, they overstep their bounds.
