The singer Dana Al-Fardan was the only woman who participated in the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar, which took place this Sunday at the Al-Bayt Stadium. Nevertheless, the whole performance was done with the face covered???????? Before the ceremony, in an interview with Diario As, the artistic director of the event, Marco Balich, said that Qatar would be represented by a woman in the narrative of the show.
“Qatar is represented by a woman. There will be big surprises in terms of the image and I think it is very interesting to see”, said Marco Balich before the ceremony. Dana Al-Fardan came on the scene after actor Morgan Freeman and activist Ghanim al Muftah. It was only possible to see the singer’s eyes. This was followed by performances by BTS star Jung Kook and Qatari artist Fahad Al-Kubaisi.
Dana Al-Fardan he was the first Qatari artist to sing in English???????? The songs he performs have Arabic influences and mix classic and contemporary styles, according to El Español. Since 2018, Dana’s songs have been the background music on Qatar Airways flights.
The artist is also an activist and composed a song for the ‘Hope for Gaza’ campaign that took place during Ramadan. The idea was to give visibility to the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East with Palestinian refugees in Gaza.
During the television broadcast of the opening match of the World Cup between Qatar and Ecuador, women could be seen in the stands wearing the niqab, a veil that only reveals the eyes. In Qatar, women live subservient to men.
Source: Observadora
