Question #152150. Asked by
chabenao1.
Last updated Jul 05 2025.
Originally posted Jul 05 2025 7:23 AM.
We also hear the strains of "Salma Ya Salama" (Welcome Back to Safety), another renowned Darwish song, being sung in Tahrir. This tune celebrated the return of Egyptian laborers recruited (usually by coercion) to assist in the war effort in World War I. The workers numbered about 1 million. The song was an immediate hit and has remained popular ever since. It has been recorded by many artists, most famously in 1997 by Dalida, the Egyptian-born French music star.
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