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The Amman Municipality in Jordan has defended the artistic concert that provoked a storm of controversy in the Kingdom because of the presence and honor of women artists, including Kuwaiti journalist Halima Buland, although the country is known for economic difficulties and exceptional circumstances in political, social and economic terms.
The ceremony, hosted by the Amman Municipality, has sparked controversy through social networking sites and networks, particularly after the explosion of a mine in the central governorate of Salt, making several members of the security services.
Activists violently attacked the organizers and sponsors of the event, especially after Jordanian producer Mohammad Al-Majali, owner of the production company that staged the event, appeared with a video clip accompanied by the media.
In its first response, the Amman municipality said Wednesday night that "its goal of supporting a national arts event organized by the Hope Foundation for Artistic Production was a noble motive for celebrating national events dear to our hearts".
"The ceremony included the launch of national songs and the Jordanian artist Omar Al-Abdalat (singer from Amman) and the song" Know You in Jordan "presented by Al-Abdalat, in support of national production . " The ceremony included the presentation of a number of commemorative shields in the honor of a number of Arab guests including the author of the poem Mughnah Oman.
The Amman municipality, in a statement issued Wednesday night, acknowledged errors, stating that "the organization of the celebration was accompanied by errors that did not result from the national character that the municipality of Amman had sought to sponsor in favor of the national product.
This statement follows a massive demand for the resignation of the mayor of Amman by activists, especially after the statements of Kuwaiti parliamentarian Abdul Hamid Dashti and his direct criticism of honoring Arab artists as Jordan goes through an economic situation. difficult.
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