I stay at home': Egyptian singer Sherine returns to social media after six-month boycott

Ahram Online , Monday 30 Mar 2020

Following a six-month boycott of social media, Sherine returned to Twitter and said she ‘stays at home’ in compliance with the protective measures currently in place in Egypt

Sherine Abdel Wahab performs in Riyadh in 2019 (Photo: still from the MBC channel footage from the concert)

Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel-Wahab, also known simply as Sherine, took to social media on 28 March to address her fans amid the shutdown in the country over the coronavirus outbreak, saying she “stays at home” in compliance with the protective measures currently in place in Egypt.

Sherine, who is one of the best-known Egyptian singers of her generation, posted two tweets in which she thanked her fans for remembering her even though she had been away from social media since October 2019.

اهتمامكم بالسؤال عليا ده فرحني جداً وإداني طاقة إيجابية كنت محتاجاها في ظروف زي دي، وحمسني جداً وخلاني عايزة افرحكم زي ما فرحتوني و قريب إن شاء الله أشارك معاكم حاجة قريبة جداً لقلبي، ولحد ما ده يحصل عايزاكم تكونوا متطمنين عليا، وتاخدوا بالكم من نفسكم ونفضل كلنا في البيت 🙌🏼
— Sherine Abdel-Wahab (@sherine) March 28, 2020

"Thank you for asking about me," she wrote in response to fan inquiries.

Sherine boycotted social media platforms in October 2019 after she was slammed online over a controversial comment during a concert in Lebanon.

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