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Social networking sites in Tunisia were filled with irony and sarcasm after Tunisian singer Latifa Al Arfawi released her new song "Long Live the People", in which she sings about what happened in Tunisia, which was considered a Tunisian version of the song "Taslim Al-Ayadi" by Emirati artist Hussein Al Jasmi.

On Sunday evening (July 25, 2021), the President of the Tunisian Republic, Kais Saied, announced the activation of Article (80) of the Constitution, and the adoption of "exceptional measures."

Accordingly, he dismissed Prime Minister Hisham al-Mashishi, froze parliament, and lifted the immunity of all his deputies.

The lyrics of the song say: "Long live the people. Down with all the enemy of the people. Raise your head high. The blood of your martyr is precious. We will redeem it with my soul and money. We do not let brokers sell your land abroad, O people. Green Tunisia is my free country.

It is written and composed by Tunisian artist Osama Farhat.

Facebook activists unanimously rejected the song, considering that it refers them to "a time of propaganda and applause for dictatorship, tyranny and the "Novemberian era", in reference to the period of the rule of the late President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

It's like holding hands

Theatrical and media actor Saber Oueslati wrote, "We are still talking to my friend, he killed (and I taught him) Manash that (we are not like) the Egyptian script. My brother, we meet Latifa Al-Arfawi, making a national melody, so that (similar) the hands of Hussein Al Jasmi's belongings came to him (published by) the national channel..." .

"The song of Latifa Al-Arfawi is part of the dish that was prepared in the Egyptian kitchen," blogger Ahmed El-Giloufi asked on his official Facebook page, adding, "The owner of the words is Shakoun (who)? Who paid for the song? Observers wonder."

As for the screenwriter and media personality, Hatem Belhadj, he commented sarcastically on the song "Long Live the People" and said, "The first time I hear a commotion and see Tahina in one (song) song... a nice (nice) after today."

Political analyst Nasr El-Din Bin Hadid (Al-Jazeera)

'Severe fault'

In a long post, political analyst and journalist Nasr El-Din Bin Hadid commented on the lyrics and content of the song, and wrote, "The useful summary. The fault is not on the one who chose the viewer, or the technician who took over the editing, but the problem lies in the political decision-maker who announced approval of the form and content."

He added, "The fault is severe for Ms. Nadia Okasha, who, despite her very long biography, did not see the work in the eyes of a political critic, with an apology from Mrs. Nadia Okasha in case the matter was intended, and the aim of it is to score points in the account of security agencies, this is another issue that has nothing to do with me." in it".

The campaigns of ridicule were not limited to opponents of President Qais Saeed's steps only, but also extended to his supporters, as political analyst Tariq Al-Kahlawi commented on his page sarcastically, "No more Latifa Al-Arfawi?!

Don't bore well

For his part, the leader of the Democratic Current Party, Hisham Ajbouni, who announced his support for the "exceptional measures" of President Said, criticized the release of the song "Long Live the People", by the artist Latifa Al-Arfawi.

He said, "No, no, no, Latifa Fard once (once)?! Lord, don't you return to songs with safety and security. Long live the human being here, and Tunisian copies to give hands!"

And Al-Ajbouni continued, "Such an atmosphere we passed over a long time ago, and eternity ate and drank upon it, and if it persists, it does not portend good."

The harsh criticism that this song faced was not limited to the words, the melody and the choice of the artist Al-Arfawi, but it went beyond it to the question about the participation of Nadia Okasha, Director of the Presidential Office of President Qais Saeed, this song on her official Facebook page as soon as it was released.