Hashtag Sherine in Riyadh trends twitter worldwide

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Tue, 10 Oct 2017 - 05:41 GMT

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Egyptian singer Sherine Abdelwahab - official facebook page

Egyptian singer Sherine Abdelwahab - official facebook page

Cairo – October 10: A poster for Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab claims that she will perform in Riyadh city, in Saudi Arabia on October 31. The poster mentions that the concert is organized by Saudi Sanad Children’s Cancer Support Association, with the revenues of the concert going towards cancer treatment.




The hashtag Sherine in Riyadh was trending twitter worldwide, with 70,000 tweets. Twitter users consider organizing a concert for a famous female singer unusual for the Saudi conservative community, especially after Saudi women were allowed to drive for the first time in 2017.

Sherine didn’t post on her official Facebook or Twitter account about the concert. In her latest post she congratulated Egyptians for qualifying to the football World Cup.


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