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Pauline Fadel wrote in the Kuwaiti “Al-Anbaa”:
The next event is at Fayrouz’s house. It is more correct to say that Fairuz was the event in French President Emmanuel Macron’s second visit to Lebanon in less than a month.
It is not surprising that Fairuz is the memory of the Lebanese and, with his voice and songs, embodies the homeland of dreams, where human dignity comes first. “A date over a cup of coffee with Fayrouz.” This is how Macron defined his first meeting on the visit agenda. He is the one who steps on the grounds of the Rafic Hariri International Airport at 18:30 today to go directly to the house of Mrs. Fairuz in Rabieh, from where she never leaves and where only a few are found. Very close.
The French president, who visited Lebanon about a month ago, seemed at the time to pave the way for his desire to meet and honor Fayrouz as he concluded his speech after his whirlwind tour of bereaved Beirut following the port explosion, with the phrase “I love you, Lebanon” in Arabic, which is nothing more than the title of one of the most famous songs of Fayrouz, as if since then. At that moment, he wanted to send a message of love and friendship to the people of Lebanon and to the first symbol of art in which the Lebanese meet for their love at a time when politics divides them with their authority, their dominance and failure. of its symbols.
Political scientists say that President Macron’s decision to start his second visit to Lebanon by meeting with Ms Fairouz is an excellent decision as she is the most respected, appreciated and loved Lebanese face, which completely contradicts his view of the ruling political class. , considering that the symbolism of the meeting can be summed up by saying that France has the rank of president. It is presented by a legendary artist with the rank of a nation.
The poet Henry Zgheib, one of the older generation who accompanied the two brothers Rahbani and Ms. Fairouz on their long journey, says that Macron, on his first visit to Lebanon, moved directly from the airport to where Beirut is, but in Your second visit will transfer from the airport to where the talented Beirut is, and will transfer directly to the Fairuz House. He was captivated by her voice from his royal stand at the Olympia Theater in Paris or at the Percy Theater, and one of them translated his Parisian masterpiece in which he tenderly sings to the capital of his country: “Paris, oh flower of freedom oh Dahab of history, oh Paris. We meet about poetry and friendship, about truth and human dignity ”.
Fairouz has a strong friendship with the French state that was strengthened in 1975 when she first appeared on French television as part of the “Special Matteo” program hosted by her friend, French artist Mireille Mathieu. He presented his masterpiece, “Your Love in the Summer”, and the relationship took a deeper shape during the Lebanese war when Fayrouz threw a big party at the Paris Olympics in 1979 and sang “Paris, oh flower of freedom” . Fayrouz received the highest French honors, including Commander of Arts and Letters from the late French President Francois Mitterrand in 1988, and Knight of the Legion of Honor from the late President Jacques Chirac in 1998.
As for Macron’s honor to Fayrouz, it will be by granting the French Legion of Honor, the highest official honor in France that was invented by the historical leader Napoleon Bonaparte.
Going back to what was described about the details of the Fayrouz-Macron meeting, the information is very scarce, especially since Fayrouz’s daughter, Rima Rahbani, has always been known to hide everything related to and around her mother. She even asked that The press did not testify in Umm al-Ain about this historic visit, especially since Fairuz has always surrounded herself and her life. With a special aura and great ambiguity, no one could violate them, so what will be disseminated and known about the visit will be through Rima Rahbani, Fairuz’s companion and sole spokesperson.
Source: Kuwait News
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