A video clip posted by blogger Zayed Al-Otaibi received more than a million hits in just 10 days.
The clip produced on a poem written by Muhammad Al-Amri and recited by Saleh Al-Hewali, has in fact registered over 1,150,000 visits. Its extraordinary popularity is attributed to the beauty of diction discussing a theme related to the disintegrating social relations of the present generation in contrast to the natural and simple ways of the past generation, Al-Sharq daily reported yesterday.
Al-Amri said he was impelled to write the poem by the pain and anguish created by modern social life, disintegrating families and vanishing neighborly relations. Though he did not think that noble values have disappeared totally, especially among the followers of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the advancement of modern technology has diverted people’s attention from social values. He also speaks in his poem about the nostalgia for the past and the lifestyle of our forefathers.
The poet also appeals to the viewers to cling to their traditional cultural and religious values whatever changes the present brings to their living situations.
Expressing delight at the unprecedented success of the clip, its producer Al-Otaibi attributed its popularity to the talent of the poet to resonate with the sentiments of common man.
Saudi video gets one million hits in 10 days
Saudi video gets one million hits in 10 days
Small dog sole survivor of Peru helicopter crash that killed 15
- Rescue workers found the caramel-colored dog among the twisted wreckage of the Mi-17 helicopter
- Local media reported that the dog appeared OK, but as a precaution was taken to a veterinary clinic
LIMA: The only survivor of a military helicopter crash in southern Peru that killed 15 people was a small dog belonging to a colonel who was among the passengers, an air force source told AFP Tuesday.
Rescue workers found the caramel-colored dog among the twisted wreckage of the Mi-17 helicopter that crashed Sunday. It was lying next to the body of its owner, Col. Javier Nole, 50, who was on board with his wife and two daughters.
“It’s Col. Nole’s pet; it’s the only survivor,” the source, who requested anonymity, told AFP.
Local media reported that the dog appeared OK, but as a precaution was taken to a veterinary clinic.
Seven children were among the 15 fatalities when the Russian-made aircraft crashed in the Arequipa region. The helicopter had been recently deployed in rescue operations for victims of floods there.
It had taken off from the city of Pisco, in the Ica region. Rescuers located the wreckage on Monday just over 300 kilometers (186 miles) away near Chala Viejo, a town close to the Pacific coast in Arequipa.
The air force has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
