
The media advisor to the Presidency of the Republic in Syria, Ahmed Mwafaq Zaidan, praised the Syrian artist Asala days before her upcoming concert in Damascus, confirming her official support despite strict calls to cancel the concert for religious reasons, while the Minister of Culture visited Al-Fayhaa Hall to see its readiness, and Asala’s daughter shared a behind-the-scenes video of her mother recording a song before the concert.
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The concert comes under the auspices of the Syrian Ministry of Culture, despite strict calls on social media to cancel it for religious reasons, after its tickets sold out within two days of being made available via online reservation.
The media advisor to the Presidency of the Republic in Syria, Ahmed Muwafaq Zaidan, praised the Syrian artist Asala on Sunday, days before her upcoming concert in Damascus, which extremist voices on social media called for its cancellation for religious reasons, even though the concert comes under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture.
Zidane wrote in a blog post published on his account on the “X” platform: “Asala will remain a symbol of authentic Syrian art, an art united with its people. She remained faithful to the deposit of the martyrs until the moment of victory.”
He added, referring to the “Syrian Album” that she recently released: “Her last fourteen songs for all of Syria’s governorates will remain a pillar of the new unified Syria... Thank you, Asala, and thank you to those who immortalize the symbols of those resisting Assad.”
Zidane's post came as a confirmation of the official position in support of holding the Asala concert on time, Thursday, September 17, despite the voices still trying to prevent the concert, whose tickets sold out within two days of being made available via online reservation.
The Syrian Minister of Culture, Muhammad Yassin Saleh, also visited the “Al-Fayhaa” sports hall a few days ago, where Asala’s concert will be held, to see the hall’s readiness for the concert.
On Friday, Sham Al-Dhahabi, Asala’s daughter, shared a touching video behind the scenes of her mother recording a song before her upcoming concert in Damascus, which was met with widespread interaction among Syrians on social media.
Asala sang: “Years and nights have passed and my life is young with patience.. and the homeland is on my mind and my voice is filled with oppression.. sometime I run wild with my imagination and sometime this heart waits.. it will come back to meet the dear ones and the limit of this life will be resolved.. sometime I imagine my return.. my longing extinguishes my candle.. sometime my formation is my tears.. and I dream of living in peace.. and I swore by a name that was named.. my daughter may be blessed. My concern... Tell my mother, O world... Asala has returned to the Levant.”
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Asala's concert will be held in Damascus as planned on September 17th
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