DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --- Mariah Carey, one of the world's most celebrated artists, is performing in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for the first time, but there's a growing chorus of Saudi women calling on her to cancel the concert to show support for detained women's rights activists. Carey is the highest-profile star to perform in the kingdom since it began loosening decades of restrictions on entertainment, music and fun as part of a push by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to overhaul the economy and transform society. But activists say her concert is an attempt by the government to polish its image after the Oct. 2 killing of Saudi critic Jam...
Keep on reading: Mariah Carey shakes off boycott calls for her Saudi concert
from INQUIRER.net http://bit.ly/2WvIV3r
add
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Motorcyclist dead in Lucena collision
LUCENA CITY ---- A motorcyclist running against a one-way street died after he collided with another motorcycle in Lucena City early Friday....
-
MANILA, Philippines --- The "tara" system is still being practiced at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Senator Panfilo Lacson revealed...
-
Popular Australian DJ Adam Neat has died on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali after reportedly crashing through a glass door while tryin...
-
MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippines and Japan would sign at least 10 business agreements during the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte i...
No comments:
Post a Comment