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| '''''Hwages''''' ({{lang-ar|هواجيس||lit=Concerns}}) is a ] by ] producer Majed al-Esa of ] published in December 2016. The video features Saudi women wearing ]s while ] and riding ], while the song's lyrics address ] and mocks the patriarchy as well as Donald Trump.<ref name="WaPo" /><ref name="Jezebel" /> The video was views over 3 million times within weeks of its upload date and was shared on Twitter by ], a prominent Saudi humanitarian figure and ex-wife or ].<ref name="NYTimes" /> The controversial song attracted both praise and criticism within Saudi Arabia and throughout the world for its lyrics such as "May men go extinct, they cause us to have mental illnesses".<ref name="Standard" /><ref name="BBC" /> | '''''Hwages''''' ({{lang-ar|هواجيس||lit=Concerns}}) is a ] by ] producer Majed al-Esa of ] published in December 2016. The video features Saudi women wearing ]s while ] and riding ], while the song's lyrics address ] and mocks the patriarchy as well as Donald Trump.<ref name="WaPo" /><ref name="Jezebel" /> The video was views over 3 million times within weeks of its upload date and was shared on Twitter by ], a prominent Saudi humanitarian figure and ex-wife or ].<ref name="NYTimes" /> The controversial song attracted both praise and criticism within Saudi Arabia and throughout the world for its lyrics such as "May men go extinct, they cause us to have mental illnesses".<ref name="Standard" /><ref name="BBC" /> | ||
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Saudi viral videoHwages (Template:Lang-ar) is a viral music video by Saudi producer Majed al-Esa of 8ies Studios published in December 2016. The video features Saudi women wearing niqabs while skateboarding and riding scooters, while the song's lyrics address women's rights in Saudi Arabia and mocks the patriarchy as well as Donald Trump. The video was views over 3 million times within weeks of its upload date and was shared on Twitter by Ameera al-Taweel, a prominent Saudi humanitarian figure and ex-wife or Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal. The controversial song attracted both praise and criticism within Saudi Arabia and throughout the world for its lyrics such as "May men go extinct, they cause us to have mental illnesses".
The same producer and studio had previously released the song Barbs (Template:Lang-ar) about a year earlier, which had also gone viral and had inspired many people to replicate the dance moves in the video; the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecutor issued arrest warrants for two men who uploaded a video of themselves dancing to the song while dressed in United Arab Emirates military uniforms, saying the men had danced "suggestively" and "in a manner unworthy of the uniform", representing an "affront to the honour of joining the National Service".
References
- ^ Taylor, Adam (3 January 2017). "A music video featuring skateboarding women has Saudi Arabia entranced". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Shechet, Ellie (6 January 2017). "Saudi Women Mock Trump, Beg God to 'Rid Us of Men' in Gorgeous Viral Music Video". Jezebel. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Megan, Specia (5 January 2017). "Women Defy Saudi Restrictions in Video, Striking a Nerve". New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Hughes, Pascal (4 January 2017). "Storm over Hwages pop video featuring skateboarding Saudi women in Islamic veils". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Massiah, Andree (5 January 2017). "Saudi Arabian video on women's rights goes viral". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Ghazal, Rym The National (3 February 2016). "How a Saudi viral video led me on a merry dance". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Atassi, Basma (4 January 2017). "Saudi music video on women's rights goes viral". CNN. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Arrest warrant issued for men 'dancing suggestively' while wearing UAE military uniforms in video". The National. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.