No woman, no drive single by fahad albutairi, hisham. Accident occurred when mitchell finesod made illegal pass in construction zone on sr 60 in moreno valley. That popular video mocked one of the excuses for the ban offered by. Hisham is an arab american comedian and actor originally from saudi arabia. A song satirising saudi arabias driving ban for women has become a. So fahad albutairi and i stayed up and wrote it in our london hotel room. Saudi arabian music video spoofs ban on female drivers by max fisher october 27 at 1. Saudi comics no woman, no drive video goes viral, but hes. No woman, no drive saudi comedian sings in satirical protest of ban on womens driving.
The no woman, no drive video was released with arabic subtitles on october 26 th to coincide with the day planned for women to take the wheel and protest the ban. Fahad al butairi perform in their satirical music video no woman no. A music video parody of a popular bob marley song revolving around the ban on women driving in saudi arabia. There was no mention of hathloul or other driving activists, and the glossy cover, touting the trailblazing women of saudi arabia, featured a photo of a saudi princess behind the wheel of a red convertible. A video parodying the bob marley song no woman no cry to support the womens driving campaign in saudi has gone viral, racking up. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Saudi musicians fahad albutairi and alaa wardi, decided to produce a video to coincide with the day of protest. Saudi arabian music video spoofs ban on female drivers. Id say hi, run it a few times, and wed both be on our way. In 20, he participated in the satirical viral video, no woman, no drive which has amassed over 12 million views to date. Will saudi women drive saudi arabia into modern times. A video poking fun at saudi arabias ban on women drivers has gone viral with nearly seven million hits on youtube just days after being uploaded. Saudi arabian performer hisham fageeh, well known on the arabicspeaking web for his funny youtube videos, which often contain a degree of social commentary, has posted a new video spoofing his countrys practice of forbidding women from attaining driver.
Albutairi became the first comedian to perform on stage professionally in saudi arabia and in the gcc, following the relaxation of stringent laws against criticism of certain aspects of saudi society. This is my favorite song no woman no drive full lyric. The reason for the arrest was unclear and alhathloul had not, as of june. Concern grows for loujain alhathloul, jailed saudi womens driving activist loujain alhathloul, who opposed the kingdoms past ban on women driving, is among several saudi female activists who. English italian central dialects submitted by gio amazzone on sun. Alhathloul has been arrested and released on several occasions for defying the ban on women driving in saudi. Pictured here left to right are ayendri ishani ridell, urooba jamal, narissa diwan, atiya jaffar and rauza khan.
Please translate no woman no drive from english to. The young saudi comedian behind the viral video tells sophia jones about satire. Mitchell finesod arrested in deadly crash on 60 freeway in moreno valley moreno valley, ca september 5, 2019 two people were killed and three others were injured following a threevehicle crash thursday afternoon in moreno valley. So you have to make mahatma gandhi sexier than che guavera. She is a graduate of the university of british columbia. No woman, no drive, a satirical song set to the tune of bob marleys no woman, no cry, was released by a group of saudi comedians and activists. Im really honored to be on this panel with nadia, ahmed, and fahad. Both women have driver s licenses valid in the uae, where alamoudi lives. Saudi arabia who are protesting the countrys prohibition on women drivers. Youtube saturday by musician alaa wardi and comedians hisham fageeh and fahad albutairi. Saudi women get behind wheel for drivein protest wbur. Hathloul took a huge risk to advance womens rights in her country, jamal says, and. On june 4th, 2017 she was detained again, this time without charge.
Fahad albutairi is a saudi standup comedian, actor, creative producer and writer. No woman, no drive video parodies saudi arabias ban on. No woman, no drive saudi comedian sings in satirical. Saudi women free after 73 days in jail for driving the. Saudi comics no woman, no drive video goes viral huffpost uk. Satire is sometimes the best way to emotionally deal with these situations. The only option left is the reckless unreliable and somtimes dangerous taxi drivers in the street.
Alaa wardi, hisham fageeh and fahad albutairi lighten the air once again. Acapella rendition of iconic bob marley song takes a jab at kingdoms ban on female drivers. Concern grows for loujain alhathloul, jailed saudi women. Amra, kobalt music publishing, umpg publishing, umpi, latinautor, and 6 music rights societies. A saudi woman said she drove to the grocery store without being stopped or harassed by police. Ms hathlouls fiance fahad albutairi said he was heading to the police station where she is being held. Saudi comics no woman, no drive video goes viral, but hes not a. Since his first public performance in october 2, 2008, in manama, bahrain, he has shared the stage with many wellknown standup comedians such as gabriel.
Satirical saudi arabia driving video now viral sky news. Oct 26, 20 by occpal saudi women are about to crack the ban on driving cars. Saudi women right to drive activists tap twitter time. When a freak accident on their way to work causes a wealthy emirati executive and a carefree egyptian fastfood deliveryman to switch bodies, the unlikely pair gain a different perspective into each others lives as they desperately look for a way to revert to their. The friends of loujain group parodied that image with a photo of a woman driver wearing a free loujain tshirt. Loujain alhathloul is a saudi womens rights activist, a social media figure, and a political prisoner. No woman, no drive by fahad albutairi, a popular comedian married to loujain alhathloul. Fahad albutairi is considered to be the first saudi standup comedian to appear on stage professionally. Friends of loujain alhathloul made a photo to parody a vogue arabia cover image showing a saudi princess in a red convertible. Organizers tell the ap that at least 60 women took part in saturdays protest. He made the video together with alaa wardi and fahad albutairi. It was written and produced in collaboration with saudi standup comedian fahad albutairi and with alaa wardi, a saudi of iranian origin.
Saudi comics no woman, no drive video goes viral, but hes not a social activist. Saudi women righttodrive activists deploy twitter, face terrorism court. Read more about how saudi women are challenging the driving ban and. Uae, where she had obtained a legal driver s license. With marwan abdullah, shadi alfons, sheema, doaa mostafa ragab.
For supporting this protest online will bring you in trouble too. His comments met with derision, and inspired some of the lyrics to the no woman no drive parody song. Saudi women on the road to liberation by pam mcallister. Hisham fageeh singsno woman, no drive on youtube afpyoutube. Fahad alogaily and ahmed alogaily killed in crash on 60. No woman, no drive single fahad albutairi comedy 20. A video making fun of saudi arabias ban on women driving has gone. Fahad alogaily killed in crash caused by reckless driver.
Arrested and jailed for driving in saudi arabia the economist. She was stopped when she attempted to drive across the border into saudi arabia. Twitter thread seeking help for saudi comedian, imprisoned. Fahad was standing with a woman, whom he introduced as his wife, loujain. The driver for hire companies are so overloaded that they stopped answering calls of desperate women looking for a ride. A few dozen women got into the driver s seat in defiance of a ban on women driving. Moreno valley, ca, september 05, 2019 fahad alogaily was sadly killed on thursday, september 5th in moreno valley when the suv she was a passenger in was struck by a reckless driver trying to pass traffic on the shoulder in a construction zone.
Activists challenging the status quo middle east institute. The tragedy of fahad albutairi and loujain alhathloul. No woman, no drive was launched today is going big. It was just a couple lines, so i figured id say hi, run it a few times, and wed both be on our way. No woman, no drive mocks saudi arabia the times of israel.
Memris archive of middle east reports includes translations. Kirk rudell, whose producing credits include american dad. A music video parody of a popular bob marley song revolving around the ban on women driving in saudi. What have you been hearing as far as the reaction from women supporters of the. No woman, no drive, a satirical song set to the tune of bob marleys no woman, no cry, was released by a group of saudi comedians and activists on the same day that women in the country got behind. Saudi women free after 73 days in jail for driving. It is sung a capella by fageeh backed by wardi and albutairi to the tune of bob marleys no woman, no cry and has been popular on youtube. Hathlouls husband, fahad albutairi, a popular comedian, is also a vocal proponent of the overturning the driving ban. Please help to translate no woman no drive english italian central dialects gio amazzone. There is no form of safe clean public transportation. Loujain alhathloul, who opposed the kingdoms past ban on women driving, is among several saudi female activists who have been imprisoned since last. He produced the english language musical video no woman, no drive in october, 20 with comedians hisham fageeh and fahad albutairi as a satirical comment on the saudi arabian ban on women drivers. Alaa yoosef, meshal aljaser and abdulaziz alshaikh. Ibrahim, now you have to compete with the naked women pictures and the, no woman, no drive.
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