Wednesday, December 08, 1999
name: Bassel Jaber
country: Canada
comment: It is very difficult to find a word that describes the rage of the majority of lebanese people about this case. I would like do discuss this issue quietly. I do believe that it is not a problem of religion but a problem of religious man who became a toy in the hands of very known businessman and "politician".This religious man was appointed by this businessman who was one day a prime minister and he gets his salary from the lebanese tax payers. It's very clear that this religious man gets his orders from that businessman. A businessman who gave the orders to massacre the innocents in August 13 when they were peacefully protesting Oslo accord. A businessman who thinks that Lebanon and Lebanese people belongs to him and he doesn't belong to them. A businessman who was ready to take any action against anyone standing anti the israeli and american plan in Lebanon and the midleast. He shut down many Television and radio stations. He controlled the news. He closed m! any news papers. He cancelled any kind of protesting or demonstration. When that businessman was a prime mister he asked this religious man to forget about this case and he did. After electing a new president and having a honest and clean prime minister who is trying to re correct what the former prime minister corrupted. This religious man received the orders from his boss to bring back this issue in order to give a bad Image about the current lebanese government and prime minister. I Don't remember any word or action was taken by this religious man when israel occupied beyrouth (where was he?? I don't know). When I read about religion and what the educated religious people who paid their life for their thoughts wrote about religion (www.shariati.com) i found that religion (and particularly Islam)was found to bring people together, unite them, liberate them from the ignorence, teach them to stand against any kind oppression and injustice. The prophet (AS) was received in Madina! by a song (tali3a el badro 3alayna) and he appreciated that. I want to ask this religious man to free himself from the influence of politicians and businessmen and to spend his time reading more about islam and the Coran. Real Islam will never approve the actions taken against our beloved Marcel Khalifeh. I want to ask this religious man to show us a paper proving that he represents Allah (SW) on the earth but not a paper signed by the former prime ministre.

Thursday, December 09, 1999
name: Patrick A. Tritz
country: USA

Thursday, December 09, 1999
name: Alan Audi
country: New Haven, United States

Thursday, December 09, 1999
name: Lester Tinnin
country: United States of America
comment: I have not read the poem or song involved, but I think we have to be very careful when we try to silence people. If we silence someone, and what he or she says is important, he, or she, will become a martyr. On the other hand if what they say is not important it will soon be forgotten anyway.

Thursday, December 09, 1999
name: Laura and Scott Free
country: USA

Thursday, December 09, 1999
name: Jessica Jean Morris
country: USA
comment: how can you claim to be a haven for artists and intellectuals the world over when you do this?

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: Erik Ackerman
country: The Netherlands

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: toni kortabani
country: melbourne, australia
comment: to our human, who put the life itself, in the frame where it should be,
to the man, who did, and still helping us all, to understand and love life, for real,
to the great soul, that made us strong, happy, and full of joy, when we had none..
to the real, so real, human, and true, human, friend,
to the magic heart, that full of freedom, and great integrity,
and to the amasing, and true artist, who walked, and always will walk above the cloud,
to our MARCEL KHALIFE,
I SAY NOW AND FOREVER,
MY DEAREST MARCEL : I & WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WILL LAST FOREVER AND EVER.... AMIN... WITH ALL MY HEART TO YOURS
TONI KORTABANI ( AUSTRALIA )
from batroumine el-koura, that have millions of olive trees, that still holding your songs, your breath until the end of time...

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: Sarah M. Scholar
country: USA

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: Judette Haddad
country: Michigan, USA
comment: I am saddened to see one of our best artist and most passionate nationalist as Marceil being prosecuted for his songs. These songs have served as a torch that kept our fire for love, freedom, and cultural pride going. I am proud of Marceil Khalifeh for his role in our lives as an artist who manifest a strong pride and love for our heritage and our human and national causes. Keep going Marceil and God and all freedom lovers are with you.

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: Richard gillespie
country: USA
comment: let him go

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: Majid Awad
country: USA

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: Wa'el Salman
country: United Kingdom

Friday, December 10, 1999
name: Anwar Younan
country: Canada
comment: Bon courage.. En face de ce monde qui vien du 15em. siecle

Saturday, December 11, 1999
name: Mouhin Tallis
country: Lebanon
comment: no comment!

Saturday, December 11, 1999
name: Andrew Tamburin
country: USA
comment: Let our brother go. Freedom for all!

Saturday, December 11, 1999
name: Rebecca Z. Kuglitsch
country: USA
comment: Artistic freedom is what makes life beautiful.

Saturday, December 11, 1999
name: Trevor Tymchuk
country: Canada

Saturday, December 11, 1999
name: Elaine Timms
country: Canada

Sunday, December 12, 1999
name: ahmad nazzal
country: palestine
comment: hi i love "marceal khalifa"

Sunday, December 12, 1999
name: Alan Brown
country: USA

Sunday, December 12, 1999
name: BELHAROUAK
country: France
comment: Vive Mercel Khalife

Sunday, December 12, 1999
name: TANNOUS Chérine
country: Paris-FRANCE

Sunday, December 12, 1999
name: Khalid Al-Rowai
country: Bahrain

Sunday, December 12, 1999
name: J Haley
country: UK
comment: Let the man go. Let the man go. Let the man go. Just repeated it because I think you are a little deaf, or stupid.

Sunday, December 12, 1999
name: S R Lapp
country: Egypt

Monday, December 13, 1999
name: Azza Khalil
country: United Kingdom

Monday, December 13, 1999
name: Inge Bentzen
country: Uk

Monday, December 13, 1999
name: Assef Zobian
country: USA
comment: The Arabic language and songs library is full of borrowed phrases from the entire spectrum of religious books and targeting Marcel and his songs is completely unjustifiable.

Monday, December 13, 1999
name: Ziad Djaroueh
country: Canada
comment: This case harms not only Marcel, but even more so all of us. "The greatest harm done is to those whose whole mental development is crampled and their reason cowed by the fear of heresy. Who can compute what the world loses in the multitude of promising intellects combined with timid characters, who dare not follow out any bold, vigourouse, independent train of thought, lest it should land them in something which would admit of being considered irreligous or immoral?"- J.S. Mill

Monday, December 13, 1999
name: Amjad arar - journalist editor
country: palestine
comment: We don't know how to support you. It is very shameful to see a musician like marcel in a court because of a song, this is very shameful in the final days of the 20th century.

Monday, December 13, 1999
name: Jad Arar - journalist
country: palestine
comment: In these simple words, I can support you, I can't do anything else, I hear your songs since I was small child. Your songs makes me love palestine and lebanon and the Arab world, more and more.

Tuesday, December 14, 1999
name: Wisam AL-hourani, journalist
country: palestine
comment: I can't say anything except I am standing beside you in this shameful situation.

Tuesday, December 14, 1999
name: Wail AL-barghouti - journalist
country: palestine
comment: You represent our spirit, so we support you through our words, hearts and all our feelings. NEVER MIND, MARCEL.

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Jeryes Ghantous
country: Palestine
comment: I really condemn what happens with you Marcel, and I'll do my best to encourage, as much as I can, people to sign the petition.

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: guler arapi
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Arap
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: fahed fatnassi
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: fidan yiligin
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: menekse yiligin
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: nuran yigit
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: songul yesilyurt
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: farida fatnassi
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: fatin fatnassi
country: germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: bougtab ahmed
country: maroc
comment: we express our solidarity with our arabic artist

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Moustapha Kassem
country: Denmark
comment: I do not think that Marcel Khalifa's song is against Islam. Marcel Khalife celebrates our culture and our heritage. I believe that we need to support all the Arab intellectuals that are trying their best to be creative under extremely difficult conditions. Therefore, I sign the petition in support of Marcel Khalife.

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Nicola Schmitz
country: Germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Carlo Sansour
country: Germany

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Haytham Siyam
country: Jordan
comment: I would like to ask the lebanese government to re-think and drop all charges against Marcel Khalife

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: KHALIL HATTAR
country: U.S.A

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Amer Hazboon
country: U.S.

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Karim Darwaza
country: Egypt
comment: I would like to note that it is not the first time that artists are being condemned for their artistic achievements. Examples in our history include numerous prominent names such as Yusef Chahine, Taha Husssein, Nasr Hamed Abou Zeid, and a lot of others. We are a nation that supports free speech in form only, not in action.

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: jowe robaert
country: israel

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: Reba Berry
country: united states
comment: It doesn't matter where you live, you should have the same freedom as everyone else to sing, to speak. Freedom of Speech is for every one.

Thursday, December 16, 1999
name: SAMIR KANAZEH
country: HAIFA/BEIRUT/INDIANA-USA
comment: I LOVE YOU MARCEL, YOU HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY PRIDE. THANK YOU.

Monday, January 03, 2000
name: Philip A. Khairallah, MD
country: USA
comment: Thank God charges were dropped.