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"Mawṭinī" (Arabic: موطني, lit. 'My Homeland') is an Arabic national poem by the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan, composed by the Lebanese musician Mohammed Flayfel in 1934, and is a popular patriotic song among the Arab people, and the official national anthem of the Republic of Iraq.
1983 performance 1985 performance. It was adopted in 1981, written by Shafiq al-Kamali [2] (who died in 1984) with music by Walid Georges Gholmieh. [3]The lyrics make mention of important people in Iraqi history, such as Saladin, Harun al-Rashid, and al-Muthanna ibn Haritha, with the last verse extolling Ba'athism.
"Mawtini" was composed by Lewis Zanbaka and was originally adopted as Iraq's national anthem in 1958. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a short instrumental composition, having no lyrics. [ 1 ] " Mawtini" was used as the national anthem of Iraq until 1965; it was readopted in 2003 for a short time after the fall of Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime.
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Nazem Ghazali was one of the most popular singers in the history of Iraq and in the Arab world. His songs are still heard by many in the Arab world. He was known by his maqam songs. Across the Arab world, maqam refers to specific melodic modes. When a musician performs maqam performances, the performer improvises, based on rules.
Anti-Iraq War songs (16 P) Pages in category "Songs of the Iraq War" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The Village Voice called the song an "attempt to tie together the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the run-up to the Iraq war," [11] The Los Angeles Times said the song has a "pro-war call to action," [12] and The Chicago Tribune said the song "essentially reads like a Bush position paper for entering Iraq with guns blazing."
Hadji Girl" is a song by Corporal Joshua Belile of the United States Marine Corps about a fictitious encounter with a family of Iraqis. A video of Belile performing the song was posted anonymously on YouTube.com in March 2006. It sparked controversy at a time when Marines were facing public scrutiny over the killings in Haditha. YouTube ...