Nancy Ajram was the target of many media attacks in the past few days for cheering for the Egyptian football team before the heated match between them and Algeria on Saturday.
In these attacks, the Algerian media went as far as calling Nancy a 'Scorpion'!
Nancy expressed her support for the Egyptian team and wished them luck and that wasn't to the liking of her Algerian fans who thought she should have stayed neutral and not showed such enthusiasm in wishing that the Egyptian team wins!
Now, after all that's been happening after the match, Nancy released a statement to MBC revealing that she does have a special relation with Egypt and because it's football, she was cheering for one of the teams. It happened to be the Egyptian team because she feels very close to Egypt and loved the Egyptian people.
She also revealed that such an attitude doesn't mean that she has anything against Algeria and the Algerian football team!
She saluted the Algerian team and wished them the best.
What do you think?
Should Nancy have kept her preferences to herself because she's a star? Or does she have the right to express her feelings like any other football fan?
She has every right to support the team she likes, she is no different to other fans. just coz she's a star and famous doen't mean she's not allowed to express her feelings.
They are just pathetic, and always looking for an excuse to complain about a famous celeb.
when will these ppl stop acting like kids fighting over a football match?
I never heard of this scorpion, after seeing her site I am so glad that she is supporting egypt, yet again nother blessing for algeria. there is some fans for this scorpion in algeria? what happen to my poor country, never mind after the football we shall get up from this nightmare arab culture.
1,2,3 viva algeria
She has every right to express her views and opinions and cheer on the team she likes
we ba3deen eih el Kalamazoo el faregh da, it's just a football game. People should just enjoy it amicably. 7aga ghariba sa7i7
*kalam
Typical Algerian reaction. They always have to make themselves feel like the victim and cry to the world "poor us." Everyone has an opinion. Who cares if it's her or if it's some random kid in China! GROW UP!
just because she's a singer doesn't mean she can't have an opinion. she has the right to support whatever sports team she likes, that's her business. people need to grow up, and stop complaining about things that have no real importance.
she has the right to support whatever she wants infact all countries love egypt becoase egyptien people are kind and god always help egypt algerian says bad things on egypt although we didnot do anything for them when they are in egypt moreover egypt helps them in alotof things in the past infact egypt always helps the arab countries
i wonder if she would have shown such enthusiam if lebanon was playing.
HellO, My Best Queen Nancy Nancy Ajram My Sweet Best In tHe World aNd Thank yOu SO Much .~~~{From( L ) U.S }~~~ 2000/2009
she should have been neutral...if a match was between her country and an other country,it's ok, she is free to express her opinion and her preference obviously for her country but this match is opposing two arab countries... by expressing her preference, she offended the other country i.e algeria...it's like " oh i support egypt because they are middle eastern, you are not "...she excludes them from her encouragement but apparently she does not refuse to have fans , doing shows in their country and make money ...she solely acts out of interest...too bad...
i understand that algerian people could be offended...they must have the feeling that "they are not arabs" we know why many of them are rejecting the arab culture and nancy attitude does not help...
i don't know exactly her roots , all i know about her, she is really talented and has fans all around the arab world...her attitude is disrespectful and offensive...she isn't only a middle eastern star she is an arab star as well...
she really should have used her fame in a more intelligent way acting for the unity of the Arab world and not injuring people...it's an unforgivable attitude of immaturity...
silence is golden...
well said
It ´s not true at all, we don ´t like this kind of singer in algeria. It is not interested what does this woman think! she looks like an idiot and habla.
pffff we don´t care. 1 2 3 viva l´algerie
It ´s not true at all, we don ´t like this kind of singer in algeria. It is not interested what does this woman think! she looks like an idiot and habla.
pffff we don´t care. 1 2 3 viva l´algerie
that is so immature of the algerians to make an issue out of this...i mean we all know that nancy loves egypt and really its no ones business her fame doesn't change anything...she has a right to her own opinions...
i know football is a big deal, and thats fine and dandy but all the attacks on people for what they say is so pathetic...
she has every right to speak her mind. so what if your a star u still have an opinion. this is soo stupid. im from america and im supporting egypt.
i hope they win on wed.
nancy tu es tré belle et je t'aime bcp
This is so pathetic. That's like if we in America cried "but we're English speakers too" because Leona Lewis in England said she'd rather see Australia beat us. Not that it has anything to do with language, because Algeria is pretty much OWNED by France, whether they admit it or not. They may as well give up their Arab title or whatever.
This singer has as much right to cheer whatever team she wants. Or do Algerians not like that? Do you prefer to silence an opinion if it's not your own?
Either way, GO EGYPT from the USA!
Wanna informe you that all the north of africa were & are AMAZIGH you know what (amazigh) means. You ain't know it.it means freemen. so like that are algerians they are all freemen .. So stop thinking that we are a france colony ok. we leberate ourselves since 47 years ago ...& if you don't know algerians go learn about them you will see !! We have origines & we are proud of them .. & if we can speak french i think that it's not a shame but that is a favoribale thing DONt be jealous.
& about your stubid singer Nancy.her opinion don't mean a thing for us .she is just losing the few funs that she got in Algeria i can say that she is silly & stupid :s
Oh & you EGYPTIANS you have to go & learn a little about sports & it meaning ..Dont try to deny what you did in algerians supporters when they came to Egypt You killed them .. you are more than wild animals Did you forget that God is watching you HUH!!!!!
Go hell you & your stupid star !!!!!
Shame on you !!!
1,2,3 viva Algeria
Wanna informe you that all the north of africa were & are AMAZIGH you know what (amazigh) means. You ain't know it.it means freemen. so like that are algerians they are all freemen .. So stop thinking that we are a france colony ok. we leberate ourselves since 47 years ago ...& if you don't know algerians go learn about them you will see !! We have origines & we are proud of them .. & if we can speak french i think that it's not a shame but that is a favoribale thing DONt be jealous.
& about your stubid singer Nancy.her opinion don't mean a thing for us .she is just losing the few funs that she got in Algeria i can say that she is silly & stupid :s
Oh & you EGYPTIANS you have to go & learn a little about sports & it meaning ..Dont try to deny what you did in algerians supporters when they came to Egypt You killed them .. you are more than wild animals Did you forget that God is watching you HUH!!!!!
Go hell you & your stupid star !!!!!
Shame on you !!!
1,2,3 viva Algeria
for your information, not ALL North Africa are (amazigh) or in other words Barbar! OK? Get your information right before generalizing!
it´s 100% true ALL North Africa are Barabr. Mabroook Algeria you are the best, i love you Algeria
1 2 3 viva l´algerie
im moroccain myself who is maried to egyptian but when it comes to football im always supporting my country and my neighbours.and im proud of whom i'am
bless u darling and bless ur algeria as for that stupid singer i wont even mantion her name as she is not that important to she can go to hell.with egyptian people
Algeria won at the end, hard luck nancy, we d'ont care who you support
the "poor us" is typically egyptian, they attacked the Algerian football team in Cairo then said: poor us, they broke our car and injured theirselves" go spread your lies away, really they d'ont have the best actors from nothing!
hard luck for you Dena Egypt lost, and for your information, no one in Algeria cares who your silly singers support, we even wonder why our media gave importance to this singer!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my GOD i cannot believe what is going on with people posting these comments
For God's sake it's a FOOTBALL GAME.
We are all Arabs and we should be celebrating this amicably!!!!!!!
Algerians keeping the Egyptians in Algeria, not letting them go, and all of this crap!
It's so immature that the Algerians and Egyptians are so upset with each other! I am Egyptian but live in England, where football is so popular, and there isn't this stupid mentality that the Arabs seem to have about football! Of course people support their team, but there are no derogatory comments to the other teams...
I think this is so unworthy of people's time. The match is over, and Algeria won, and should be proud without criticising the Egyptian team, as it should be if it was the other way around! There is nothing wrong with watching football and supporting your team, even though it's not my cup of tea, but COME ON! Have some maturity people: It's not worth it to be so angry at each other :/ especially because we are all Arabs :/
nancy bmout fikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ana m3 egypt kirmaliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiik wlyak ya seero we r not all arabs w alla yil3an lsa3a k? tc
am algerian, and i was a fan of nancy ajram i liked her songs , however when she became so insulting to the algerians , calling them names , it had driven me away ,as an algerian i felt offended, so my love for you nancy down the drain, especially haifa wahbe, these stars are not intelegent at all, i mean why would you want to make haters for yourself? and egyptians are the ones who started the war by hitting footballers with stones , now that showed how low and pathetic they are.. even though our heroo footballers were injured they carried on playing and with allah we won =)
Who is she?
She must be a looser, thats why she is supporting Egypt, usually it takes two to tango. i guess she is after publicity. funny enough i just googled her and saw that she was singing with the king of RAI music who is famous worldwide from Algeria to America, europe and the whole arab world and Asia especially India Mr CHEB KHALED, i guess she wanted some of his support to contribute to her fame, however i donn't thing she will make it, beside it's not my kind of music. anyway good luck to her.
This was not a 'general Algerian reaction', it was just a reaction of the media and press, which for the most part react the same way all around the world.
There is no such thing as an "Algerian Reaction", why be so hateful? I'm Algerian and I've been to Algeria. Nancy Ajram's music videos play on Algerian television all the time and no one complains about that at all. I like her songs and she seems really talented. Most people probably don't even know which team she cheered for.
We don't make ourselves the victim either. It's funny how before the football match no Arab ever had a problem with Algeria. It's only until after they won did everyone start complaining.
frankly i hate woman singing all together especially if she is from the east. full stop. by the way i am from the city of Algiers and in the capital we have special type of music and Nancy's music is defenetly not my type and i would never listen to her music. the only eastern star i listen to is the maestro kadham assaher.
hey nancy ajram i love you vveerryy much you are my best singer
Wow why do ppl get so worked up over a stupid football match? There are more important things in the world.