Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says the club are monitoring rising tensions in the Middle East.
19.12.2019 - 20:36 / billboard.com
DUBAI — David Guetta, Enrique Iglesias and The Black Eyed Peas made history in Saudi Arabia last December when they performed at a festival that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable in the socially repressive kingdom, where women were segregated from men and concerts were banned for a quarter century.Just months earlier, the country's ruling family had relaxed long-standing restrictions on social activities and the arts, allowing women to drive and men and women to attend
.Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says the club are monitoring rising tensions in the Middle East.
A bevy of actors and models are being slammed as "sellouts" on social media for promoting a music festival that took place in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has a long and troubled history of denying their citizens basic human rights. The country has a terrible track record on several important issues: sexual harassment and crimes against women, using capital punishment against members of the LGBTQ community, and consistently silencing free speech.
These social media posts are spurring the wrong kind of buzz.
Emily Ratajkowski recently turned down a paid appearance in Saudi Arabia in an effort to shed light on the human rights violations occurring in the Middle East.