Diva becomes Religious

I browsed the newstands today. On several local Arabic newspapers, I saw the headlines, "Diva Singer Raja'e Belmlih submits to allah" along with her photo. Her face was still attractively made up, but her head covered with a scarf. Diva gets religion. Big news? Good news?

This is similar to what has happened in Egypt, with ageing singers getting religious near the end of their careers... Or feeling pressure from Islamic fundamentalists?

I glanced at a French newspaper. The same article was on top, but the headline was different: "The death of singer Raja'e Belmlih". A different perspective. She is no longer singing. Her career is over.

This might be akin to Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, or Beyonce suddenly quiting their singing careers and "getting religion."

Now that's interesting!