I think this is neat -- to be able to relax and sing karaoke music during the time of such stress for these people.
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Iraqi Kurdistan Karaoke keeps playing as Kurds repel Islamic Stateneighbors?
Iraqi Kurdistan: Karaoke keeps playing as Kurds repel IS neighbors | |
At Deutscher Hof Erbil, proprieter Gunter Voelker, Erbil, Kurdistan region, Iraq. Photo: Donna Abu-Nasr/Bloomberg •See Related Articles October 23, 2014 ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— It’s Karaoke night at DC Steakhouse in the Iraqi Kurd capital of Erbil, and diners are singing along to love songs as the imported wines and licorice spirits flow in a haze of shisha and cigarette smoke. Rebaz Serbaz and Aram Siddiq, both in the security business, took turns at renditions of a Kurdish song about a man who lost his beloved and fears he won’t see her again before he dies. Fifty miles (80 kilometers) away in Mosul, Islamic State militants punish such a lifestyle with penalties including lashings and death by beheading or stoning. “We want to set an example, to tell the people, ‘go out, relax, don’t be afraid,’” said Serbaz, 29. “If you’re going to die, don’t kneel to anyone,” he said, citing a Kurdish proverb. |
Iraqi Kurdistan Karaoke keeps playing as Kurds repel Islamic Stateneighbors?