Saudi mobile phone company Mobily has barred users from text message voting in the pan-Arab version of Star Academy, after an earlier religious edict deemed the show immoral. The program is carried by the Lebanese channel LBC and was very popular in its first two seasons. [Source: Reuters]
Business decision based on funny Fatwa (religious decree), branding the reality show-Star Academy- immoral. Well, I don't like the show myself, and I said that before, but that does not mean that I agree to zone it into the "Haram" list. After the infamous fatwa last year, the winner of the show; who happened to be a Saudi, was detained by the Saudi religious authorities for causing an �indecent scene.�
From my experience in the telecom market in this part of the world, I can confidently claim that Mobily press release has nothing to do with religion and it is just playing a cleaver marketing game. Keeping in mind that Mobily was newly launched at Saudi Arabia, and will do anything to eat part of the Saudi telecom market share.
On the other hand, such fatwa is so meaningless and aimless, that it seems to be directed to a particular show but not the other. Why? Just because it is reality show? Under their terms, does Superstar qualify as not Haram? What about the 100's music and chat-TV channels? Are they Halal?
This is where I noticed that the Saudi mobile companies are playing on using religion and Islam in their marketing ads, directly and indirectly. I wonder how many noticed the brainless religious ads of Saudi Telecom (Mobily competitor) during the month of Ramadan. While they had good intentions, but the ads were always negative. I think they had the chosen the worst marketing companies to come with these TV ads
It seems that Mobily understood the game of commissioning the religious game in their marketing campaign, but in more clever way than Saudi Telecom did. After all, as I said before, there are 100's of music and chat-TV channels as well other reality shows, which I personally see more fundamentally destructive to our youth and culture than a talent reality show like Star Academy. And none of these are banned, and the customers of both of the Saudi mobile companies have full access to these channels and shows!
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je vote pour chadia starac anass de rabat
hi all ?
i am amer safieddine from sour lebanon i want to say to all that
every person in the academy is good & i want also to say to maya
really u are very smart i think that u can a lot of things because u have an courage for doing best & more than best .
finally for all the students in the academy work hard & hard to reach for the star becaues without working hard no one can take the thing that he wants to be in the future & a big kisses from me
to the best girl in the academy chayma from my heart i love u so much so take care
hi am rasha from palestine how can we sms star academy
اتمنى ان تضيÙوني اØبك كثير يا مصطÙÙ‰ وانا اØب ضياء yloveyou
ana samira min maroc ahib ahyi koli chabab star into bit3a2do ktir ktir wahibkom kolkom hob motasawi rakzo 3la halkon aktar rabina iwafa2kom koloko
مصطÙÙ‰ انا بØيك كتير وانت اØلى شب ÙÙŠ الاكاديمي ودير بالك Ù…Ù†ÙŠØ Ø¹Ù„Ù‰ عدنان
slt tout dan academy adnane pr galeti li mirhane makanebeghiche asmaa diaa hadak sms li jak khataa anti wa3era bazaf o nehab teghani lia rocet asmaaet mostafa jamalik jamal ok j aima diaa et asmaa ana fadwa de maroc
ghani lia roc ana fadwa de maroc bassalim 3aliki ketir anti ahela binte fi al acadimia ou goulia li asmaa al farabi kate ssalam 3lik
salut asmae 3ayeza olak 7aga 3ala 3adnana ino mabi7ebekch inaho 9alaha li mirehane 3ayezak tighanili gare7i tani o diae roc
SALUT TOUT ANA NAWAL KHATE AMAL BECHOUCHA BEHIHE A9OULE LI MIRHAN INI MOSTAFA KAYE BEGHIK ET ASMAA BA3EDI MAN ADNANN ET DIAA GHANI LIA ROC YA AHLA SOUTE FI AL 3ALAM
انا شريهان من Ùلسطين وانا كتير بØبك يا اØلا زاهر ÙÙŠ العالم شد Øالك Ù…Ù†ÙŠØ ÙˆÙ…Ø§ تخا٠وانشالله تاخد اللقب وانت اØلا واØد بكل الاكاديمي وارجوك غنيلي اغنية لادي بØبك موووووووووووووووووووووووووووووت اه وامال وميرهان انا بØبكم
bahibak ktir ya ahla saad fi l academy wplease ma tetrok deaa li ana hyi ktir bithibak w please ranili (ahdan lhabayb)
نادر هواا الاÙضل نادر هواا نجم ستار اكديمى 5 ياا رب انا بدعيلوو الله يوÙئوو يا رب نادر وبس هيييييي انا امنه من غزه
زاهر هو الاÙضل هو النجم
طلاب الاكادميه كلهم نجوم
diaa saad je t'aime beaucoup vous les stares the star academy i love you tu peux chante moi t'est parti
اØبكم امل وزاهر
اØبك امل Ùˆ اØبك يا زاهر واتمنى تكونو ستار غنلي راي يا امل انا من الجزائر وكل الجزائر معاك كريمةولندة
اسماء انت كتيرة كلام لك صوت تع شرين بس
ايمان ليه ØªØ³Ø¨Ø Ø¨Ø§Ù„Ù…Ø§ÙŠÙˆ انتي وضياء واسماء vive amel
ززززززززززاااااااااههههههههههههههههههررررررررررررررر اماااااااااااااااال بششششششووشة بØØØØØØØØØبككككممممممممم
i love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love all astaracademy
nader lovely beautiful lovely beautiful nader i love you
nader you best you star i love nader
these mullahs r imbeciles since their mentality is stuck in da stonge ages—u wont believe how many arab girls i had relationships with—most of them r sick of their backward home countries and quite frankly backward interpretation of religion—in fact these bearded bastards have becum irrelevant in most arab countries—they only make war
i say make luv not war!!
diaa ana bhibik ktir i3tani bi asmae ou 9ouli li adnan ma hayil9a kif asmae ou salmi 3ala saad bazaf bhibik diaa sara oujda
أسماء أنا بØبك كثير أنت Ùˆ ضياء أتمنى أن تكون من نجوم ستار أكديمي
sanae maroc
salu tout nabri amel et zahér bezef ktir bcp inchalah tivdalou ashab
et antom star nbri khaled et mouhamad bazef et tout alger m3akoum ok ….
karima etamina linda etfaiza et khadidja nhabkom tout ok
hi amel b ilove bcp menansache zehér etmouhamad et khaled et amel mah khaled dir 3la klam amel b ok…..ouda
diri balek 3la zeher ai amel bouchoucha pas que aibrik bezaf et akid ai zeher amel b tahabek ktir bas mitl akhouha ok………..linda et amina etfaiza nhaboukoum bezaftout.ok
اسماء,ضياء,سعد,عدنان,انتم مجموعة هائلة,انا اØبكم جميعا;بلخصوص ضياء Ùˆ اسماء ,بالمناسبة يا عدنان لماذا قلت لمرهان انك لا تØب اسماء:هالة من المغرب
moroccoاسماء انا معجبة بادائك Ùˆ ضياء ايضا ,ركزا ÙÙŠ البرايمات القادمة;هالة
i love you asme and diaaand shhinaz and saad …;asme diaa raniw lia 3lach yarzali plaes
slt tous je t'aime bp et filisitation atous et diae ma t3asbi inchae lah je te envoayer des cadeau inhabak bazaf nti et nader zineb de maroc fes
diae il3asal wi nader zahar wi star academy inchala likom wi mabrouk li khaled omohamad ya ahla sout zineb de fes maroco
nader bhibak watmana lik star academy zineb de maroco
nader min gibti lgamal dakolo alahoma sali anabi bahibak tghanili aicha bizo atous etnhabko zineb de fes
bhibko ktir et bon chose atous et nader khali balak min diae zineb de fes maroco bithibko
mohamad ahsan sout b l academy zanoub@ de fes
امل بشوشة وزاهرومØمدوخالدونادر بØبكم كتير واتمني واØد منكم ستار وكل الجزائر معكم متخاÙوش وغنولي اغنية جزائرية امل Ùˆ زاهر انشاالله تÙضل اصدقاء………….خديجة Ù†Øبكم كل
my nam is zinou 3omri 13 sana ilove you amel bouchoucha and zaher ayam algerien
ayam a puple inchalah anti star by
هاي زاهر بØبك كتير عشان Øلو وجميل وبرد امل بشوشة انا معاكم ومصر كلها معاكم واناعمري 8 وبتبعكم على طول بس عشنكم رغم انى مصرية بØب الجزائريين اوى ÙˆÙلسطنيين وبطبع منساش ابنات بلدي بس امل اكتر منكم عشان Øلو اوى ومØمد وخالد ونادر وزاهر مش عوزاكم تبعد عن امل بشوشة ابداا غنولي كلكم غنية جزائرية…..هدى
hiiiii evry body i love ahmed from egypt and shahenaz and marehan and evry body in academy . esraa from uinted stase. and egypt
vive amel ta3na çva et vive zeher et alger contra 3la limabraoiche
amel rana habin tchrfina tarf3ina rasna hna les algerien……ok…faiza
مرØبا جميعا
Ù…Øمد شد Øيلك وروأ أعصابك واهدى شوي
والاردن كلها معاك وماØدا Ø±Ø ÙŠØ®Ù„ÙŠÙƒ ويسلملي هالصوت …….وغنيلي كي٠الهمة
ونادر انتى Ø£Øلا واØد بالاكديمي مش عدنان
وكلكم ستار
لولو من الأردن
زاهر
Ù„Øد الآن متميز بشخصية راكزة واثق طيب Ùˆ جنتل
جميل انك تكون اخ للجميع Ùˆ الرجل Ùعلا ما بجعل مشاعرو مشاع
ضروري نسمع شي اجنبي عربي غني غني غني
moustafa 2a7ela 3alm! nader nice music! mo7mad 2ajmal soute 2inta we saad godd luck evry body!
mustafa je t'aime trop tu es la star mais je suis pas content parce-que tu chante pas trop dans le prime et tu es pas le top1
moustapa tu es amour de mirwan
moustapa tu es le beau garcon
bonjour mostafa inta star academy5 je t'aime topppppppp
bosou nizou rabat
3adnane ! asma ! 2intu ktir lib2ine la ba3ed so good luck!
اجمل واروع واØلي دلوعة Ùˆ Øنونة ÙˆØساسة Ùˆ Ù…Øبة هي بنت بلادي.. الجزائر اكيد امل Ù…Ùيش غيره ولا الكم لا Ùيه بس رجل اكيد زاهر برد Ù…Ùيش غير واكيد منساش Ù…Øمد وخالد ونادر وامل Ù…Øلاوي كل لدكرت اسمهم هنا اجمل بني ادمين Ø´Ùتهم ÙÙŠ Øياتي واتمنى تتوÙÙ‚ ÙÙŠ كل خطوة تعملها والجزائر كلها معاكم وبØب كل بس دو اغلى ÙˆØدين عندي انا بعتدر من اخرين متزعلوش عني مش بدي
zaher inta bithib amel b ?
iman the beautiful dancer,singer,artist i love you (nazy from iran)
iman iman iman iman iman iman iman iman i love you
j'aime amel b et zaher vous ete my beste nader je suis amoureuse de toi et je reve de toi tous les soir passe le bonjour a amel m 111 et mouhamed
bader, tu es pas quelqu'un pour juger assmaa et ce n'est pas poli de parler sur elle avec chahinaz et khalid
امل زاهر بيØببك بس مش عاوز يئلك باش مبيخسرش صداقتك له يرتني كنت ÙÙŠ مكانك عشان Ø§Ø±ÙˆØ Ù…Ø¹ زاهر لتلج بس لما جات Ùيك معلش لان بØبك كتير انت وزاهر… عودة
rani haba amel et zehér nchoufkoum ktir 3ala camera m3a b3dikom…ok
3aslama nader et amel charaftou tunis
3aslama mouhamed ghanili ya abi saber el roube3i
زاهر قول بØبك يا كريمة باصوت عالي
je veu dire a vous tous que vous etes tous adorables
Amel B posé zaher haboube mostapha beauté saad beuaté fatale adnan dalou3 amel 2 adorable et je m'excuse pour les autre je me souvien pas des nom mais wellah wellah vous etes tous adorable bon courage @tout le monde matkhafouche rani une autre foi je vous pose trop de questio
mimi algerie
habe akoul lakoum les couple qui me semble sont compatible 1) Amel B zaher 2) diaa saad 3) mirhane mostapha 4)adnnane asmaa …..mimi alg
hola a todos zayukom ana ba7ibak asma wa diaae wa adnan wa sa3d enta ya jaluda ajamel ana ba7bukom kolokom un bessso muy grande adios tahaw fraskom ok randa tanger
hola ya7abaybe entom ana ba7ibukom jedan kolokom bi tjanino walahi mumkin ya a7la asmae f maroc mumkin teganele ognia de cherin (jar7e tane )randa de tanger
buena hay nader asmae diaae sa3s adnad chahinaz merhan jalid bader zaher amula amal b ba7ebukom jidan un besoooooooooo muy grandeeeeeee randa tanger
enta ya adnan ya abu lbanat cho ajbarak ma 7atel9a zaye asmae dalo3a
انا ÙˆÙاء من الجزائر وبØبك يا امل بشوشة ونت الستار لهذه السنة انشاء الله
salut la belle de l'academy bouchoucha …toute les jijeliens de l'algerie avec toi ++ zahir …. je t'aimmmmmmmme …winrti izayike…
هاى صبيا Ùˆ صبيان عنجد بتعقدو كلكم بØبك امال ب زاهر اØنا بنØبوك ÙÙ‰ الجزائر بس بليز ØاÙظ على تصرÙاتك
slt tout le monde c'est fati du maroc asmae,diaa et saad je vous aimes trés fort et diaa ne peure pas car tu es parmi les nominées cette semaine tout le maroc vas vottez pour toi chérie prend soin de vous gros bisou a tout les condidats
hi mostapha enta ensen bet3a2ed w ahdam wa7ad bel acadimy w ched 7elak ta dal lal final eza mech l star bl tour go go safoooooo b7ebak ktir salemli 3a zaher w ghanili ya safo gheneyi 3a zaw2ak sandra from lebanon mwaaa
i love uuuuu mostaphaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
te quero asmae con diaaae walah batjanino encha alah entum star (min aye balad entom fi marruecossssss)nader chahinaz, merhan,muostafa,adnan,said,muhamad,bader,amal b,amula m,zahir ba7ibukom kolokommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mumkin nader TEGANILE OGNIA de (RBD)EN ESPAÑOL POR FAVOR GRACIASSSSSS un pesssoooooossssss muy grande randa tangerrrrrrrrrr…
ya ahla asmae wa diaaae fi maroooooc enta ya jaluuuudddd bitjanin bessoooossssss chedo hilkommmm ok randa tanger
hi amoulti lana loihdi da zeher al kéda
je taime beaucoup zaher tu es le meilleour et meilleur que amal bachoucha et ese semaine je vote a adnan
khalid lazim yittelae howa min akadimiya li ano chakhess moch maseoul kol saa ayiz yinisihib lazim howa li yittelae o ida mattalae howa ana moch harijae atabi3e star academy 5
adnan awel mara nominie
diaa awel mara nominie
khalid 4 marat nominie lazim yikhrouj ida makharaj dolem li diaa w adnan
akid mamtak nahla 3achan tjib el 3asal dakoulou ya amouuuuuuuula B ineti anechalah star é les algér1s avec toi…amina jijel
akid mamtak nahla 3achan tjib el 3asal dakoulou ya amouuuuuuuula B ineti anechalah star é les algér1s avec toi…amina jijel
امل بشوشة نبغيك بزا٠و اتمنى انك تشرÙÙŠ بلادك Ùˆ تØاÙضي على تصرÙاتك Ùˆ ماتخاÙيش الجزائر كلها معاك وسلمي على زاهر وقوليلو شد Øالك والله راك كيما ابن الجزائر Ùˆ امنى انو اسما تبعد على عدنان Ùˆ بلغي سلامي الكبير الى Ù…Øمد البرانس
يا الجزائريين هيا للتصويت لامل ب لانها املنا الوØيد
amel B je t aime anti star tout les algerien avc toi surtout moi amel zaher thala fi amel é en né tous avc toi aussi zaher…. mohamed ya ahla sout academy wallah j aime ta vois beaucoup
QA amel tu la star jijel tous avc toi aussi moi é tout ma famille thabak ya amoulat el academy zaher en né avc toi dit:je t aime mabrouk stp é viiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive amal B
hayyyy asoma ente star encha alahhhhh besssoooosssss randa tanger
hi ajmal star
roho yaatiw
dia 1000 mabrouk rojou3ak lil academy you are the best 4 me 3abdalah walah el istima3 lisoutak adounia wa ma fiha…. amel B je t aime tres tres beaucoup son oublier amel M et mirhan zaher hat amel f'3nik on né tous avec toi amel B é dit moi qui é ton méieur ami amel khaloud é mafrouk de jijel
hhhhhhhhhhi mohammed ya star
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiii mohamed look be ware from your teachers because they hate you very much ila aostaz fo2ad kteer byhebak and also be ware from your friends because they every day talkj about you and ana bakrah maryhan w mostafa kteer ate2 il 3ama wala 2te2oon w ana ba7eb zzzzaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhher
bbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
je t ime tres 4 moustapha l algerie é mé amis tous sont avec toi vive moustapha é amel B
salam ana fati mn maghrib kanbghi diae bzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaf o kanssalam 3la ljami3 mn ghire asmae o 3adnane o lm3a9ade mouhamad
salut AMEL B tu é la rose de l'academy tu é vraiment une star soigne toi b1 pour réussire anechalah ….stp ghanili "beladi hiya aljazayare" avec ZAHIR……2 hassan B
hi all ?
i am nouna from jijel(algeria) i want to say to all that
every person in the academy is good & i want also to say to amel bouchoucha
really u are very smart i think that u can a lot of things because u have an courage for doing best & more than best .
finally for all the students in the academy work hard & hard to reach for the star becauses without working hard no one can take the thing that he wants to be in the future & a big kisses from me
to the best best best girl in the academy amel bouchoucha + zahir a from my heart i love u so much …and anechalah ineti star …
QA salut amel b anti star mahma sar salmili bzaf 3la sa3d w zaher amal m w dya
amel bouchouch ya bachouch ya 3asel ya amoura silya alg
je t"aime tro asmae et diaa et nader vous etes les star je te jure diaa nti sawtk ou sawt nader ahssan sawt ou madiha hta f chi 9am9om ou koulchi kaybghik ou dalil 3la hadchi taswit dyal asdi9ae lik ou 5ousousane amal de algerie wa5a 3ziz 3liha bzaaaaaaaaaf sawatat lik ou hiya fr7ana
QA amel b tous les algerien en franc en canada avec toi ranili ronya nta3 li ranitiha m3a angoun etre une famme silya alg
we love amal bashosha ,zaher,nader,shahinaz,mohammad,amal m,adnan,saad,bader, abdollah,mostapha….. we are 3 sister from iran .
maryam,mahnaz,marjan
slt bent bladi amel b et zeher nbrikoum bezf ghanouli airab doum
slt tous je t'aime beaucoup et kanhabok nader bazzzzzzzaf nta et diae sé zineb de maroc
slt tous nhabkom ktir et tbarkalah 3lik nader toi et diae et thalali fiha sé zineb de maroc fes bizo a tous
Diya, I Like you very much you are doing good do not care about M. but do about S
امل111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Ù†Øبك بزاÙ
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