Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: Richard Palmer
country: USA

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: Rufai
country: Sudan
comment: Drop charges against Marcele,the man is singing for freedom.together towards freedom of expression for all artists and intellectuals.

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: Patricia
country: Canada
comment: What is happening is a disgrace to a society formerly known for its open-mindedness. The country seems to be going to the dogs at a time when we were hoping for a step into the 21st century...

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: Afek Jaballah
country: USA

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: Ghada H. Hussein
country: Kuwait

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: Saher Lahouar
country: USA

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: gaia
country: USA

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: C Kattan
country: South Africa
comment: I salut Marcel, and all the Lebanese people that are supporting him and supporting the freedom of expression, I think the Lebanese Institution of law should concentrate on better and more pressing issues.

Sunday, November 28, 1999
name: SAMER KABBANI
country: USA
comment: WELL I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BLOODY ACCUSATION THAT THE "SO CALLED" MUSLEMS ARE ACCUSING OUR BELOVED ARTIST MARCEL KHALIFE. IS IT A SIN TO TELL A RELIGIOUS STORY PERTAINING TO PROPHETS????? WHAT ON EARTH ARE WE CALLING OURSELF THE LEADER OF THE FREE EXPRESSION AMONG OTHER ARAB WORLD? AND WHERE THE HELL DID MARCEL OR DARWISH DELIVER INSULT TO US( MUSLIMS )....PATHETIC IGNORANTS!! MAYBE THAT SONG WILL TEACH MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS NEW TEENAGERS SOME RELIGION...I BELIEVE OUR TEENAGERS AND MOST OF THE ADULTS AT HOME(LEBANON) ARE CARING LESS ABOUT RELIGION..WELL MAYBE A SONG WILL GET TO THEIR HEAD AND TEACH THEM SOMETHING INSTEAD OF SITTING BEHIND TVS COLLECTING LAME IDEAS AND LEARNING AWFUL THINGS THAT ARE A MENACE TO SOCIETY...PLEASE LIGHTEN UP !!! IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THIS KIND OF FAVOR THAT MARCEL KHALIFE DID TO US BY SINGING THIS SONG THEN YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR WHITE HAT AND TARBOUSH AND LET ANOTHER WISE MOUFTI TAKE AFTER YOUR SORRY FREAKING ASS..YOU FREAKING RETARDS!!!!

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: "Abu Ziad" Ballout
country: USA
comment: If "the god" believes that camarade Marcel committed a sin, "he" would have destroyed him... Therefore, there ain't no "god"!

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Karim H.Fallaha
country: Lebanon

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: nasser noueihed
country: Lebanon
comment: keep on GOOD Will for the efforts will fruit someday ... soon i think otherwise if we keep silent ...we might all become the endangered YOUSOFs bless u all

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Pablo Yabur
country: Chile

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: CYBERDIDO
country: UNITED KINGDOM
comment: Artistic and intellectual freedom- is not license when the purpose is genuine and a reflection of beauty and truth - to misunderstand the artists right to respond creatively to the human condition is a denial of life itself- I feel so strongly that tolerance will make the difference everywhere and this is a situation that calls for it. I hope that that the government will take this step for the betterment of the human right situation in its own country and elsewhere

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Mohammed Abdulhamid
country: Netherlands
comment: It is defence of our aspirations and dreams of a better future for our children and more enlightened and tolerate culture to express the utmost dismay and detaste of bringing such a renouned singer and musican like Marcel Khalifa to the court ...

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: marwan abado
country: austria
comment: we are seeing the shadows of our black history.it seems that marcel khalifa as a symbol is charging for the path he has chosen. The way of being active for the community through individualism. i wish mr. khalifa the patience and the energy to continue the his way..

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Dewailly
country: France
comment: Admirateur du Liban, de l'Orient arabe et de ses traditions culturelles, je m'étonne que l'on puisse àce point baffouer un homme qui diffuse avec tant de sensibilités et qui contribue si bien à perpétuer et renouveller la tradition artistique libanaise. L'assigner en justice, c'est assigner tout un peuple en justice ! Le condamner, reviendrait àmépriser la beauté de l'Art et de l'Homme. Mais qui sont ses accusateurs ? De quel droit s'autorisent-ils de tels comportments ? "Dieu reconnaitra les siens", n'est-il pas ? Alors, je leur demande instamment de cesser de perdre leur temps en accusant à tord un si paisible artiste. Il y a tant de problemes beaucoup plus sensibles et utiles à resoudre pour le bonheur de tous. Mais peut-etre n'aspirent-ils pas au bonheur de l'humanité?

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: S. Elias
country: U.S.A
comment: Talking about traveling back in time. Reading Marcel's accusation removes the number "1" from today's date, and the reading becomes from an event that takes place back in year "999". The Arab world never stops to amaze me. Everyone on earth moves forward, but they ALWAYS manage to defy time and move backward. And they wonder why they "don't get any respect".

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Dorian Bridi
country: Austria, Lebanon

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Rui Baptista Pereira
country: Portugal
comment: Freedom knows no borders.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Nour Tira
country: USA

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Akram Khater
country: USA
comment: Dear Sir or Madam,
It is truly an embarrassing travesty of justice to have any individual (and not just MArcel Khalife) accused of blasphemy in this day and age. It would appear from the outside that as Beirut proclaims itself the Arab capital of culture and enlightenment, the actions of the government are far more reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition and a medieval mindset. Shame on us!

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: George Ghattas
country: Palestine
comment: Marcel Khalifa has expressed the views of many Palestinians through his music...our support to him is our duty!!!

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Hassan Ghamlouch
country: United States of America

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Maha Wakim
country: USA
comment: I don't know if I should be outraged or if I should pity the state of affairs our country is coming to. The problem with leaders in our country is that they can't do much about real crime so they pick something to try to prove to people that they are actually doing something about the law and they won't let anyone get away with anything. The fact of the matter is that the only people who are paying the price are the innocent and educated people and the price they are paying is the highest price anyone can pay: Freedom.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: John Farah
country: US

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: John Canu
country: USA
comment: Lebanon has enough troubles and need of friends to be able to afford making itself ridiculous and odious in the eyes of the world.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: James Zogby, Arab American Institute
country: USA
comment: Your case is important to all who value human rights and freedom of expression.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Huwaida Arraf
country: USA
comment: Marcel,
We stand with you in this (our) fight for freedom of expression.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Rina Sabbagha
country: Canada
comment: In support of the petition

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Rima Racy
country: Canada
comment: I have never heard the song but I totally agree that artists should have the liberty to intellectual freedom.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Sana'a AlQamlas
country: Kuwait

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: SHADI H. SHAHOURI
country: KANSAS-USA
comment: Marcel, you have our full support...

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Yasser El Ali
country: Sweden

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Wassim Chemaitelli
country: France
comment: Marcel Khalife est un artiste talentueux et un patriote. Ses chansons et sa musique portent les aspirations de tout une génération. C'est dans les poursuites judiciaires que réside le véritable scandale, celui d'une classe dirrigeante sectaire et ruinée, n'ayant plus rien àoffrir àson peuple en dehors de réglements de comptes dépassés et sectaires. Ton combat est le notre, Marcel Khalife. Ta voix a franchi les barbelés d'Ansar, et nous a porté sur le pont, Aljisr, vers le nouvel orient... Ne te laisse pas troubler par les accusations de ceux qui ne nous laisseront jamais franchir ce pont.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Amer Hindi
country: Canada
comment: What a shame! Why do we insist on crucifying the best and brightest people our Arab nation produces. We will never take our rightful place among the family of nations unless we embrace all the innate fundamental rights human beings are born with. First among these is the freedom of though, expression, and opinion.

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: nara bang
country: canada

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: salah alaswad
country: germany

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: HK
country: USA...
comment: WHEN ARE WE EVER GOING TO LEARN FROM OUR PREVIOUS MISTAKES !!!!!!!!!!! MARCEL KHALIFE GOT MY SUPPORT... I SUPPORT U....AND SUPPORT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.....

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: C. de Reland
country: Canada

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: FOUAD Abi Esber
country: Sydney Australia comment: I do support Marcel %100 in his bid against legal system.Marcel is innocent and the government ought to act to ensure freedom in lEBANON.wE DO SUPPORT YOU Marcel

Monday, November 29, 1999
name: Thomas Douaihy
country: U.S.A
comment: It is extremely disappointing but yet not surprising. What do you expect from the people who destroyed their country and continue to destroy its people? I guess it is to much to ask for a miracle.

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Michel Prieur
country: France

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: hamadi Redissi
country: Tunisiaa
comment: Tahia huquq al-insin (Long Live People's Rights)
Hamadi Redissi. Professeur de Sciences Politiques àla faculté de droit et des sciences politiques de Tunis

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: kamel mike
country: PARIS-FRANCE

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: nada sahoury
country: beiruth _lebanon

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: nina diab
country: beiruth-lebanon

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Prof Irene Gendzier
country: USA

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Nabil Khalife
country: USA
comment: It amazes me that even fundementalist countries like Iran are moving forward towards moderation and openness,and in Lebanon we are taking a huge step backwards with these allegations.Haven't we learned anything after 20 years of fighting.Marcel deserves the highest honors Lebanon can give him. No other artist ever have done what Marcel have done with his songs of expressions for the poor,persecuted,and the occupied masses of Lebanon and the Arab world.Drop the charges immediately ,or else,the freedom we enjoyed in Lebanon is far gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Nawal
country: France

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: ihsan alkhatib
country: usa
comment: nice site.
My best to Mr Khalife, his group,and his many fellow admirers.

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: jihad moumneh
country: usa
comment: shame on whoever jail singers for their songs.

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Christine Mouess
country: Palestine
comment: What a shameful thing the Lebanese government is doing to such a great artist

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Allison Bellins
country: United States

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Khalil Bouharb
country: USA

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Mustapha Mohamed Cheaib
country: USA

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: jonathan coffin
country: usa

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Fouad Khalife
country: USA
comment: Marcel's trial is a last shot to our national pride and respect to art and freedom of speech. It's a disgrace to Lebanon and every Lebanese.

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: Majd Mayyasi
country: USA
comment: Filing charges against Marcel a blatent attempt to oppress our right to the freedom of speech - and a pathetic one at that.

Tuesday, November 30, 1999
name: mothanna hamdan gharaibeh
country: jordan
comment: viva solidarity with all great people like marcel and down to the enemies of light for humanity please live for ever marcel we need people like you to lighten our sky

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: sami
country: tunisia
comment: nous sommes de tout coeur avec toi marcel: ambleme d'une identité arabe perdue!!!!!!

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: Richard Covington
country: France
comment: How can a song that spreads the message of the Koran be blasphemous? Good luck Marcel in keeping freedom of expression in Lebanon. The world is watching.

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: Hisham abdallh
country: West bank

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: S.Daniel
country: Israel
comment: Even Israel is with Khalife!

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: Rania Masri
country: USA

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: Rasha Kashan
country: England

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: Abed El-Abour
country: United States
comment: Marcel Khalifeh sings our pains and articulates our hopes and dreams. Please, don't kill the dream.

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: Feras & Bashar Qusmeya
country: USA
comment: We strongly deny the charges that have been brought against this phenomenal artist. We feel that marcel Khalifah should be idealized for his life-time effort. Let freedom of expression be our guidance since many people have become very obsessed with religion to the extent they can no more distinguish between a patriotic-nationalistic song and an assault of the Holy Koran.

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: James A. Reilly
country: Canada
comment: The real scandal is that this trumped-up charge is being prosecuted at all. Those responsible should be ashamed of themselves.

Wednesday, December 01, 1999
name: Zahia rassi
country: Canada