US EditionUS rapper Macklemore cancels Dubai gig over alleged UAE role in Sudan war
- US Rapper Macklemore canceled his Dubai concert scheduled for October, stating, "Over the last several months I've had a number of people reach out to me" regarding solidarity with Sudan.
- He added, "Until the UAE stops arming and funding the RSF, I will not perform there," referring to the Rapid Support Forces involved in Sudan's conflict.
- Sudan's ambassador at the UN criticized the UAE's alleged support for the RSF, calling it the "main reason behind this protracted war," while the UAE denied these allegations.
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Rapper Macklemore cancels Dubai show to protest UAE role in Sudan war
"Until the UAE stops arming and funding the RSF I will not perform there."
American rapper Macklemore canceled his October concert in Dubai because he believes the United Arab Emirates is playing a role in the humanitarian crisis and genocide in Sudan by supporting paramilitary forces fighting government forces. The Guardian writes that although the United Arab Emirates has repeatedly denied that would support the paramilitary armed unit called Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagaló, UN expe…
Rapper Macklemore cancels Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan’s paramilitary
Rapper Macklemore canceled a Dubai concert because of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) alleged support of paramilitary militia groups fighting government forces in Sudan, he told fans. “The crisis in Sudan is catastrophic,” wrote the Emmy-winning “Thrift Shop” singer, whose given name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, in an Instagram post Saturday laying out the moral quandary and soul searching that led him to cancel the Oct. 4 show. “I know that th…
Macklemore Cancels Show in Dubai Due to UAE's Role in Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
The emcee announced the cancellation on Saturday, August 24, writing in a lengthy Instagram post that he had many people 'asking me to cancel the show in solidarity with the people of Sudan.'
Macklemore Cancels Dubai Show Over UAE Arming Sudan Paramilitary Forces
Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that’s been fighting government troops there. The announcement by Macklemore reignited attention to the UAE’s role in the war gripping the African nation. While the UAE repeatedly has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces and suppo…
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