Christian Singer Honors Palestinian Fighters in Gaza (English Subtitles) - YouTube
UNITY...what could be more devastating to the oppressor? Long live the resistance, from the Nile to the Euphrates.
Exclusive: Christian singer Julia Botrous honors fighters in Gaza with subtitles in English (الحق سلاحي). Her newly released
2014 music video "Righteousness is my weapon" refers to resistance
movements in Gaza. Released on July 25, 2014 under Al-Mayadeen
television.
Julia is an icon in the Arab world for her
patriotic songs dedicated to Lebanese and Palestinian resistance against
Israeli occupation.
Julia was born in Beirut, Lebanon on April
1, 1968 into a Greek Orthodox Christian family to a Lebanese father and
Palestinian mother. She was educated at the Rosary Sisters Schools
where she sang in the school choir. Growing up, she and her brother were
heavily influenced by Ziad Rahbani's works. When she was 12 years old
she recorded her first song, entitled "A Maman" at Elias Al Rahbani
studios. This was introduced to her by her music teacher Fouad Fadel.
She also recorded two songs, "C'est la Vie" & "Viens dans Ma Vie".
On October 11, 2006, Julia announced a new single called "Ahibaii" (My
loved ones). The lyrics are based on a letter sent by Hezbollah
secretary general Hassan Nasrallah to the fighters in South Lebanon
during the 2006 Summer War between Lebanon and Israel. The poet Ghassan
Matar adapted the original text. The music is composed by Ziad, brother
of Julia and arranged by Michel Fadel. The profits from the song's sale
went to help the families of Hezbollah fighters and to all Lebanese who
died during the Israel-Lebanon conflict. Sales eventually garnered three
million dollars for the families of the Lebanese civilians, soldiers,
security forces, and Hezbollah militants who have been killed in the
Israel-Lebanon conflict. The sum was triple the original aim, which was
only one million dollars. The families of Lebanese soldiers killed
during operation Naher el-Bared also received a portion of the money.
