tweet announcing the publication of the song Hwages, from the Twitter account of Majed Al-Issa. The song “Hwages” (“Concerns”) by the Saudi singer Majed Al-Esa is making waves in the Wahhabi kingdom, having hit over 2 million views on YouTube in just over a week.
In the first part of the video, women wearing niqabs (a veil, usually black, that covers the face while leaving the eyes uncovered) get in the back of a car, leaving the passenger seat at the front empty, while the vehicle is driven by a young boy. Continue reading “‘God, rid us of men!’ from feminist song Shocking and Delighting Saudis”
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