An attack on the Lebanese singer Carole Samaha after obtaining a union membership that is granted only to Egyptians

The official spokesman for the Syndicate of Musical Professions, Muhammad Abdullah, revealed the details of the artist Carole Samaha obtaining membership in the Syndicate, especially since she is primarily Lebanese.

Abdullah said, during a press statement, that there is a prerequisite for obtaining membership in the Syndicate of Musical Professions, the most important of which is that the applicant be of Egyptian nationality, and Carole Samaha is of Lebanese nationality, and she acquired Egyptian nationality from her marriage to an Egyptian citizen, Dr. Walid Mustafa.

The official spokesperson for the Musicians Syndicate added that in this case, the Egyptian law allows the wife to be granted the Egyptian nationality after marrying an Egyptian man, and accordingly, the singer Carole Samaha acquired the Egyptian nationality and issued an Egyptian national number card.

He pointed out that in this case, singer Carole Samaha is entitled to obtain the working membership as she holds the Egyptian nationality, in accordance with Article No. 6 of the Law of the Union of the Three Artistic Syndicates, which stipulates the conditions for working membership.

The Lebanese singer, Carole Samaha, responded to the attack and criticism she was subjected to on social media, after obtaining the Egyptian Syndicate of Musical Professions card to become a member of it.

“I was visiting Captain Mustafa Kamel, and I was supposed to be registered in the syndicate a year ago, as I became an Egyptian citizen exactly 4 years ago,” Carole said on the “Al-Hekaya” program.

And she continued: “I am married to Walid Mustafa, and it is natural after my long life and I still have roots in Egypt. I belong to the syndicate, and I took the card. I was very happy with this step. I took the union card yesterday, and I am honored to be affiliated with an Egyptian syndicate.”

And she added, “Many people are surprised by the issue, because they do not know that I have an Egyptian nationality, but the issue is in confusion and misunderstanding between people and how to be Lebanese and take the carnet of an Egyptian syndicate.”

And she ended her speech: “I have strong roots that unite me in this country, and Egypt is a good thing for me. It is enough that I built a sweet family with an Egyptian man, and the ties that unite me in Egypt have become far from being a job.”