French Muslim quits song show over post-attack tweets
PARIS (AP) — A French Muslim woman has quit a TV singing competition amid criticism of comments she posted on Facebook after Islamic extremist attacks in 2016. Mennel Ibtissem drew nationwide attention for a moving performance Saturday on French TV program "The Voice" of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." A French-born woman of Syrian origin who wears a turban, Ibtissem notably sang one passage in Arabic. In the ensuing days she drew criticism for Facebook messages posted after deadly attacks in Nice and Normandy in 2016. Читать дальше...