Unfortunately the whole world, including many Arabs, especially the younger people, might not know that Fairouz never left Lebanon, and might not know very much about Fairouz s position during that time. That fact is not mentioned in the media too often, like so many other things about Fairouz and the Rahbani Brothers. Therefore we should care about what newspapers say about Fairouz, especially newspapers that possess some kind of legitimacy.
Many people read newspapers or watch TV and believe all that is published or presented.
Also, if these media outlets get no reaction from anyone they will not hesitate to continue with such fabrications and distortions. Over time, the results of such campaigns would be very damaging. Ziad is a talented and accomplished composer, and he should never be compared to a dubious and frivolous distributor who is one of the biggest producers of ear pollution. Although I view the original Rahbani brother distribution as being more aesthetic and captivating, Ziad s rearrangements wouldn t be described as anything less than classy and respectable. Comparing between Ziad s rearrangements on Ila Assi and between the shabby, uncultured and tasteless re-distribution of Hameed is like comparing between a flower and a weed.