Homophobic pressure kills off Mashrou Leila, one of the Middle East’s leading rock bands
Just five years ago, 35,000 people at a concert in Cairo sang songs by the most influential alternative rock band in the Middle East, the Lebanese Mashrou Leila, a symbol of LGBTI rights critical in his lyrics with homophobia and racism. On the 11th, its leader, Hamed Sinno, announced the separation of the group due … Read more