Star-Academy

Star Academy on BBC

by Haitham Sabbah January 4, 2006

…BTW, we did a segment on Star Academy yesterday and quoted your blog. [Hat tip: email from Kevin - BBC to me] You can still listen to last night “Have Your Say” discussion on this (I guess it will be replaced by the today segments soon, so hurry up).

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SMS’ing Star Academy is Haram

by Haitham Sabbah December 30, 2005

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 [...]

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Saudi religious scholars condemn Arab pop idol

by Haitham Sabbah May 12, 2005

Last month they detained him. Yesterday, Saudi religious scholars have condemned an Arab television “Star Academy” competition as a crime against Islam and urged the Saudi Arabian pop singer who triumphed last month to repent. More than 60 sheikhs rounded on the fresh-faced Hisham Abdulrahman, whose victory in the Star Academy reality show triggered the [...]

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Supper Star Academy Khaliji Washing Machine

by Haitham Sabbah March 5, 2005

With so many new born “Stars” lighting our skies (Supper Star, Star Academy, khaleeji Star, etc…), this is their story… One Star-Washing-Polishing-Diet-Machine makes them all. Wonder no more!

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If You Watch Star Academy, You’re Banned

by Haitham Sabbah January 22, 2005

I could not resist it, and I shall not be socially shamed into doing so. I have worked hard for many years so that one day, I could enjoy(?!#&^) the simple pleasure of watching other people make asses of themselves on TV. The trick to watching a show like Star Academy is to not be [...]

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