One of the Arab world's best known pop stars has sparked fury among Egypt's Nubians by releasing a song that refers to them as "monkeys".
Haifa Wehbe, a Lebanese singer, has since apologised for the song, saying it was written by an Egyptian songwriter and that she was unaware of the racial connotations of the lyrics.
But Nubian lawyers have called for the song to be banned and filed a complaint against with Egypt's public prosecutor.
The Lebanese singer now faces a possible lawsuit over her song "Where's Daddy", in which a child sings to her: "Where is my teddy bear and the Nubian monkey?"
Source: Aljazeera (Qatar), November 20, 2009
