🇹🇳 Tunisia’s Musicians Syndicate Clarifies Its Position
The Tunisia Musicians Syndicate has announced its position on the recent controversy involving several union-related parties in Egypt and Tunisia, emphasizing the brotherly and historic relationship between the Egyptian and Tunisian peoples.
The syndicate stressed the importance of maintaining artistic and professional cooperation between the two countries, noting that relations between musicians and artists in Egypt and Tunisia are an extension of the historic ties connecting both nations.
The statement was officially addressed to Mostafa Kamel, head of Egypt’s Musicians Syndicate, and members of the syndicate’s board, as part of an effort to clarify the Tunisian side’s position regarding the circumstances that led to the recent controversy.
🎵 The “Hany Shaker Honoring Controversy”
The controversy initially centered on a tribute shield for singer Hany Shaker and reports surrounding the failure to complete the handover during a visit to Egypt by a representative of a Tunisian musical organization.
Tunisia’s Musicians Syndicate explained that the reports concerning Mostafa Kamel’s refusal to receive the tribute shield emerged in connection with what it described as an uncoordinated visit by a musical organization.
The syndicate further clarified that the organization behind the visit was an association rather than a syndicate, and that it represented only its own members.
📢 The Visiting Organization Was Not Tunisia’s Official Syndicate
One of the key points in the Tunisian statement concerned the official identity of the organization that visited Egypt.
The syndicate clarified that the visiting entity was not the official Tunisia Musicians Syndicate, but rather an independent association that does not represent the official syndicate.
The clarification followed information circulated on social media connecting the visit to Tunisia’s official musicians’ syndicate, prompting the Tunisian side to issue an official statement explaining the organization’s actual status.
The syndicate stressed that the association represents only its own members, meaning that its actions or positions should not be treated as official statements by Tunisia’s Musicians Syndicate.
🤝 Support for Mostafa Kamel
Tunisia’s Musicians Syndicate also expressed its support for Mostafa Kamel, head of Egypt’s Musicians Syndicate, amid the controversy that developed around the tribute.
The position came alongside the syndicate’s emphasis on protecting the strong professional and artistic ties between musicians and artists in Egypt and Tunisia.
The statement also highlighted the importance of respecting official professional institutions and avoiding confusion between different organizations when their statements or actions are reported publicly.
🇪🇬 Rejecting Any Offense Against Egypt
The Tunisian syndicate emphasized its rejection of any offense against Egypt, stressing that the relationship between the Egyptian and Tunisian peoples should not be affected by an isolated controversy.
The statement highlighted the broad links between the two countries, including music and the arts, and described cooperation between artists and musicians as an important form of continued communication between the two societies.
Against this background, the statement sought to place the controversy within its limited context while stressing that the incident should not affect the professional and artistic relations between Egypt and Tunisia.
🎤 Clarifying the Hany Shaker Tribute
The latest developments follow the controversy surrounding the tribute shield for Hany Shaker, with the identity and official capacity of the organization behind the visit becoming central points in the discussion.
The Tunisian statement clarified that the visiting organization was an association representing only its members and was not the official syndicate.
This distinction separates the actions of the visiting association from the official position of Tunisia’s Musicians Syndicate, which stressed its commitment to continued artistic and professional cooperation with its Egyptian counterpart.
✨ Egypt and Tunisia Musicians’ Relations Continue Beyond the Controversy
The latest statement reflects Tunisia’s interest in preserving cooperation with the Egyptian Musicians Syndicate and preventing the incident from affecting broader relations between artists and professional institutions in the two countries.
It also highlights the importance of verifying an organization’s official status before attributing its statements or actions to a recognized institution, particularly when the matter involves artistic and professional relations between two countries.
Ultimately, Tunisia’s Musicians Syndicate expressed its support for Mostafa Kamel, rejected any offense against Egypt and clarified that the organization behind the recent visit was an association rather than the official Tunisian Musicians Syndicate.
💬 What do you think of the Tunisian Musicians Syndicate’s statement? Do you think clarifying the identity of the visiting organization settles the controversy surrounding Hany Shaker’s tribute? 🎵👇
