Text messages is worldwide...just heard this mentioned on CNN...shows the power of the text messaging worldwide, by Joyce Schwarz, blogging at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. The reason I'm covering it in Hollywood2020 is that I had a discussion with a US military officer at the Portland airport last week talking about the lack of 'heros' or 'heroines' and sense of allegiance other than soccer teams in the Mideast --especially Baghdad? I had mentioned I thought an AMERICAN IDOL show would be helpful...seems like it is :)))
 Middle East Online |
'The Mesopotamian Girl': Shatha Hassoun Middle East Online, UK - The program Star Academy gained popularity among Iraqis and made them feel that it is their duty to vote for their country. Iraqis differ on many issues but ... |
In the northern Iraqi town of Irbil, thousands packed into a shopping mall courtyard and stood before a massive screen, shouting for the victory of their candidate: "Shada! Shada!"
The chestnut-maned object of their obsession was Shada Hassoun, Iraq's contestant on the fourth season of the Lebanese talent show "Star Academy," the "American Idol" of the Arab world
Sunnis and Shiites will unite with your victory!" read one text message, sent by a viewer, that scrolled across the screen Friday during a pre-show on Iraq's al-Sharqiya satellite channel. "You are the one who unites all of Iraq, from North to South, from the Tigris to the Euphrates!"
military officer at the Portland airport last week talking about the lack of 'heros' or 'heroines' and sense of allegiance other than soccer teams in the Mideast --especially Baghdad? I had mentioned I thought an AMERICAN IDOL show would be helpful...seems like it is :)))
Posted by: | April 07, 2008 at 02:54 PM