Hamas holds competition to select movement's anthem

Haaretz (Israel) ^ | October 22, 2004 | Arnon Regular

[Stoat]

Hamas holds competition to select movement's anthem
By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent
Hamas announced Thursday a competition for composing an official anthem for the movement. The deadline for submission of entries is in December.
Activists say the anthem will be sung at the movement's rallies and will compete with the famous Palestinian anthem "Biladi Biladi", identified with the PLO. Since its founding, Hamas has made use of many songs, but none of them has been adopted as an official anthem. "In recognition of the role of an anthem in expressing principles, hopes and ideas, and the manner in which it can lend voice to the will to confront danger and defend Palestinian life and land, and make every possible sacrifice, the Hamas movement will sponsor the project of creating an anthem that expresses its unique outlook. The anthem will stand side by side with the Palestinian national anthem," the movement said. Hamas activists have also defined the qualifying criteria: the lyrics and refrain should be "patriotic, underscoring the connection to all of Palestine, and the anthem should also be characterized by faith, and belonging to the Islamic movement." In addition, the organizers require the hymn to be written in classical Arabic. The wording should be lofty and yet catchy, and the anthem should also not exceed six stanzas. One of the stanzas must be "cathartic," and have the "natural cadences of a refrain." The competition guidelines allow composers to submit more than one entry.

[Stoat]

Gosh,what a friendly, chummy thing to do. If only they would stop murdering as many people as they possibly can, then that would REALLY be something....

[Slings and Arrows]

Israel Missile Strike Kills Hamas Leader

"Another One Bites The Dust!"

[F16Fighter]

One of the stanzas must be 'cathartic,' and have the 'natural cadences of a refrain.'

I assume the phrase "die Jew die" will fill the bill.

[DTogo]

Suggestion: "I Fought the Law (and the Law won)"

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

Oh say can you see
Ahmed's car bomb go off
72 virgins he'll get
after they pick his pieces from the pavement . . .

[GSlob]

As far as the music for the Hamas anthem - something funereal... Chopin or Mozart maybe - would do OK. Sonorous and decorous. Anthem words are a little more difficult...

[wizardoz]

They're looking for an anthem? How about "Born to Run" by your silly fellow traveler, Bruce?

[Polybius]

I submit:

Another One Bites the Dust

for obvious reasons.

Israel Missile Strike Kills Hamas Leader

[wizardoz]

Come Soothing Death?

[103198]

I was thinking something more like "Highway to Hell."

[wizardoz]

Take This Job and Shove It?

[wizardoz]

Ahmed, Don't Be a Hero?

[Slings and Arrows]

Good choice.

[Question Liberal Authority]

You've Blown It All Sky High
By Telling Me a Lie
Without a Reason Why
You've Blown It All Sky High

You, You've Blown It All Sky High
Our Love Had Wings To Fly
We Could Have Touched The Sky
You've Blown It All Sky High

Up Round I've Flown
Then Down Down Like a Stone

[Slings and Arrows]

"Suicide[-Bombing] is Painless"

[wizardoz]

Welcome To My Nightmare?

[wizardoz]

Funeral for a Friend?

[WayneM]

Apeman, by the Kinks

[winner3000]

I go to pieces for you (too bad it's not a real song).

...defend Palestinian life...

They're kidding right?

[wizardoz]

"Here in my car
I feel safest of all
Won't you visit me please--"

(BOOM!!!)