Ebi Chera “Khalije Fars” to Dubai Nakhundi Martike Motade Vatan-Furush?
Martike nashe vatan foroshe khaen na mitoone saf beshine na mitoone dorost harf bezane. Javabe manteghi ham nadare baraye ghalati ke kard. Omidvaram ye roz sang koob koni Ebi! Famous Iranian pop singer/actor Ebi (Ebrahim) Hamedi refuses to sing his famous song “Khalije Fars” (Persian Gulf) during his Dubai, United Arab Emirates concert in fear of not being let back for future concerts because of Dubai’s racism towards Iranians and false naming of the Persian Gulf to the “Arabian” Gulf. Many arab countries have started to do this recently and Iranian artists instead of doing what’s right and standing up for their beliefs and their heritage would rather protect their pockets and bank accounts and stay in fear from the arabs. So he went on the Voice of America (Persian) program and gave excuses for his betrayal. He didn’t have much to say, mostly just said “I don’t see what the big deal is” and “Sometimes you just have to conform with what others are doing and do as you’re told”. Obviously he was extremely high on cocaine (Ebi’s known for his long-time addiction problem) and he couldn’t sit sit and even properly talk. With the rise of arab nationalism (Pan-arabism) in the 1960s, some arab states of the region started adopting the term “arabian Gulf” (in arabic: الخلیج العربي al-ḫalīǧ al-ʻarabi) to refer to the waterway. However, this naming has not found much acceptance outside of the arab world, and is not recognized by the United Nations or any other international …
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