Maher Zain is a 34-year-old Lebanon-born Swedish R&B singer,
songwriter and music producer who is a strong advocate of anti-terrorism and
anti-xenophobia. He showed his stance once again with tweets Monday after the
triple suicide bombings rocked Saudi Arabia on the penultimate day of the holy
month of Ramadan.
songwriter and music producer who is a strong advocate of anti-terrorism and
anti-xenophobia. He showed his stance once again with tweets Monday after the
triple suicide bombings rocked Saudi Arabia on the penultimate day of the holy
month of Ramadan.
Sharing a photo from the
Prophet’s Mosque when it was hit by one of the suicide bombings, Zain tweeted
“The Prophet’s City #Medina. Terror knows no religion! ISIS, They’re
Godless nihilists! #MedinaAttack”, using an acronym for the Daesh
terrorist group.
Prophet’s Mosque when it was hit by one of the suicide bombings, Zain tweeted
“The Prophet’s City #Medina. Terror knows no religion! ISIS, They’re
Godless nihilists! #MedinaAttack”, using an acronym for the Daesh
terrorist group.
Underscoring that terror really
knows no religion with attacks all over the world, the singer reiterated that
it is Daesh terrorists who give a bad name to Islam and are the religion’s
“foremost enemy”.
knows no religion with attacks all over the world, the singer reiterated that
it is Daesh terrorists who give a bad name to Islam and are the religion’s
“foremost enemy”.
As most terror attacks are blamed on Muslim extremists and the
religion of Islam as a whole it is our duty to show that Islam is not about
war, is not about disorder, is not about terrorism, says Zain.
religion of Islam as a whole it is our duty to show that Islam is not about
war, is not about disorder, is not about terrorism, says Zain.
Zain on many occasions has
advised his fans to “do whatever [they] can to show Islam is not about
war,” saying “we are the face of Islam.”
advised his fans to “do whatever [they] can to show Islam is not about
war,” saying “we are the face of Islam.”
Saying that terror incidents mostly are associated with Islam, Zain advises his
fans: “I would like to advise all Muslims who are listening, to always
remember we are the face of Islam; whatever we do, this is how people project
Islam.”
fans: “I would like to advise all Muslims who are listening, to always
remember we are the face of Islam; whatever we do, this is how people project
Islam.”
As an artist, Zain has tried to
raise awareness through social media and show solidarity with people affected
by terrorism.
raise awareness through social media and show solidarity with people affected
by terrorism.
Having already made songs on
Palestine and Syria, Zain also wants to release a single on anti-terrorism,
cooperating with multiple artists around the world.
Palestine and Syria, Zain also wants to release a single on anti-terrorism,
cooperating with multiple artists around the world.
A Muslim artist living in
Europe, Zain definitely stands out from the crowd.
Europe, Zain definitely stands out from the crowd.
He says in his own experience
that “it was very hard to find your identity, to understand who you
are”.
that “it was very hard to find your identity, to understand who you
are”.
“You mix two countries,
two cultures,” he says: “But at the same time you learn so much and
the main thing is that you can be yourself, you can adapt your culture but at
the same time you can live in any country you want in the world,” he adds.
two cultures,” he says: “But at the same time you learn so much and
the main thing is that you can be yourself, you can adapt your culture but at
the same time you can live in any country you want in the world,” he adds.
“For me as a Muslim I know
that it does not contradict, being a Muslim and living in Europe,” he
says, adding: “Alhamdulillah, it worked very fine for me,” using an
Arabic expression of relief.
that it does not contradict, being a Muslim and living in Europe,” he
says, adding: “Alhamdulillah, it worked very fine for me,” using an
Arabic expression of relief.
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