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July 11, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4092999,00.html

Syrian Protest Singer Slain for Anti-Assad Tune

(Ynet News) Roee Nahmias - Ibrahim Kashush became the latest symbol of the ongoing Syrian uprising. Equipped with a megaphone, Kashush started singing in front of hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in Hama last Friday, in a song titled "Be Gone," in reference to Syrian President Bashar Assad. "Come on, get lost, ya Bashar," Kashush chanted, "Take your brother Maher with you and take off!" "Your legitimacy has vanished, Bashar the liar....Bashar, be gone." The song became an instant hit and one of the main anthems of the protests. Four days later Kashush's body was discovered with his throat slit.

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