{"id":758751,"date":"2025-07-29T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=758751"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:46:25","slug":"when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/","title":{"rendered":"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle"},"content":{"rendered":" <p><em>\u063a\u0645\u0636\u062a \u0639\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a \u062e\u0648\u0641\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633&#8221;<br>\u064a\u0634\u0648\u0641\u0648\u0643 \u0645\u062e\u0628\u0627 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a<br>\u0648\u0647\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0627 \u0648\u0628\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0649<br>&#8220;\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0627 \u0645\u0646\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0633\u0648\u0627<\/em><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>In moments that should have been hers alone, a grieving mother was turned into a spectacle. She was once again thrust into the unforgiving weight of being a national icon, and, rather than mourning in private, Fairuz had to endure the relentless gaze of a public more interested in the symbol than the mother.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Out of respect, I will not be sharing moments from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/loss-lebanon-fairuz-fans-bid-farewell-ziad-rahbani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the funeral<\/a> that took place on Monday, July 28, 2025. This is not meant to sensationalize or exploit a deeply personal loss. Rather, it\u2019s a critique of how the Lebanese population and media responded.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMprCN0sTzn\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Though the loss of a great composer, playwright, and critic like Ziad Rahbani was felt across Lebanon, much of the public, and especially the media, crossed the line between reverence and intrusion.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>What should have been a private moment of mourning was treated like a rare public appearance. It became an opportunity to <em>see<\/em> Fairuz, rather than to stand <em>with her<\/em> in silence.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMkQtRhoVFt\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>In doing so, her grief was overshadowed by the weight of her iconography. She was no longer a mother burying her son, but <em>Fairuz<\/em>\u2014the legend, the voice, the myth\u2014expected to embody strength, dignity, and an entire nation, even in the most intimate of tragedies.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-burden-of-a-nation\">The Burden of a Nation<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>The singer has always been deeply private, and this isn\u2019t the first time she has been denied the right to be human. During Lebanon\u2019s civil war, while people sought shelter underground, she had to remain invisible, emotionally and physically. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>As journalist Mariam once told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/734744\/from-the-archives-fairuz-reflects-on-bombing-of-her-beirut-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al-Hallak<\/a><\/em>, \u201cFairuz couldn\u2019t hide in the shelter like the others. She couldn\u2019t face the world and show her fear, exhaustion, and terror\u2026 she is a legend. She is Lebanon. If Lebanon starts trembling in front of its people, it means Lebanon has fallen apart!\u201d<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>That burden never left her.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0621 \u0646\u0627\u062f\u0631 \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0637\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0641\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645 \u062a\u0648\u0641\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0644\u0627\u0642 ( \u0646\u0633\u062e\u0629 \u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 ) Stars Studio Magazine\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pWcIUYf9smg?start=1767&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p>Lebanese people drew strength from her, even if it meant she had to hide her grief behind sunglasses while cameras zoomed in, unflinching. Even on the day of her own son&#8217;s funeral.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>But to capture Fairuz in mourning meant to overlook Fairuz, the mother. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeirutCityGuide\/status\/1949780609049497984\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <p><\/p>    <p>So long as Fairuz is forced to hide in plain sight, she will forever be reduced to an icon. Seen and loved by all, but truly understood by few. She continues to carry the weight of an entire nation, not just that of a grieving mother.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>If there is one lesson to take from this moment, it is that no icon\u2014no matter how beloved\u2014should be denied their humanity. Lebanon must learn to honor its cultural legends not just as symbols, but as people with private lives, grief, and vulnerabilities.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Saalouny El Nas\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2ea6bt302Bq8Hiulp8Bn2C?si=8efad7b951a841de&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/figure> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u063a\u0645\u0636\u062a \u0639\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a \u062e\u0648\u0641\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633&#8221;\u064a\u0634\u0648\u0641\u0648\u0643 \u0645\u062e\u0628\u0627 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0648\u0647\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0627 \u0648\u0628\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0649&#8220;\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0627 \u0645\u0646\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0633\u0648\u0627 In moments that should have been hers alone, a grieving mother was turned into a spectacle. She was once again thrust into the unforgiving weight of being a national icon, and, rather than mourning in private, Fairuz had to endure the relentless [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":758607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[269,1964,2072],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-758751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-fairuz","tag-lebanese-music","tag-opinion"],"authorship":[113],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle &#187; Beirut.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A thoughtful reflection on Fairuz mourning her son Ziad Rahbani, and how Lebanon\u2019s media and public treated her grief as a spectacle.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A thoughtful reflection on Fairuz mourning her son Ziad Rahbani, and how Lebanon\u2019s media and public treated her grief as a spectacle.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Beirut.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-29T12:46:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-29T12:46:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5850.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"736\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"624\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Taleen El Gharib\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Taleen El Gharib\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Taleen El Gharib\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e\"},\"headline\":\"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-29T12:46:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-29T12:46:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":483,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/IMG_5850.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Fairuz\",\"Lebanese Music\",\"Opinion\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/\",\"name\":\"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle &#187; Beirut.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/IMG_5850.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-29T12:46:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-29T12:46:25+00:00\",\"description\":\"A thoughtful reflection on Fairuz mourning her son Ziad Rahbani, and how Lebanon\u2019s media and public treated her grief as a spectacle.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/IMG_5850.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/IMG_5850.jpg\",\"width\":736,\"height\":624,\"caption\":\"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/758751\\\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com\",\"description\":\"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com, SA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1044,\"caption\":\"Beirut.com, SA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/beirutcityguide\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/beirutcityguide\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e\",\"name\":\"Taleen El Gharib\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Taleen El Gharib\"},\"description\":\"A raging feminist and activist, Taleen is a passionate writer who wants to make the world a better place, one blog post at a time. Apart from her obsession with puppies, anime, and Hemingway, she is on a mission to find out what it truly means to be Lebanese.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/taleen_el_gharib\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle &#187; Beirut.com","description":"A thoughtful reflection on Fairuz mourning her son Ziad Rahbani, and how Lebanon\u2019s media and public treated her grief as a spectacle.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle","og_description":"A thoughtful reflection on Fairuz mourning her son Ziad Rahbani, and how Lebanon\u2019s media and public treated her grief as a spectacle.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/","og_site_name":"Beirut.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","article_published_time":"2025-07-29T12:46:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-29T12:46:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":736,"height":624,"url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5850.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Taleen El Gharib","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_site":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Taleen El Gharib","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/"},"author":{"name":"Taleen El Gharib","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/person\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e"},"headline":"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle","datePublished":"2025-07-29T12:46:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-29T12:46:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/"},"wordCount":483,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5850.jpg","keywords":["Fairuz","Lebanese Music","Opinion"],"articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/","name":"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle &#187; Beirut.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5850.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-29T12:46:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-29T12:46:25+00:00","description":"A thoughtful reflection on Fairuz mourning her son Ziad Rahbani, and how Lebanon\u2019s media and public treated her grief as a spectacle.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5850.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5850.jpg","width":736,"height":624,"caption":"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758751\/when-icons-grieve-how-fairuzs-mourning-became-a-public-spectacle\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When Icons Grieve: How Fairuz\u2019s Mourning Became a Public Spectacle"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","name":"Beirut.com","description":"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization","name":"Beirut.com, SA","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1044,"caption":"Beirut.com, SA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","https:\/\/x.com\/beirutcityguide"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/person\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e","name":"Taleen El Gharib","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Taleen El Gharib"},"description":"A raging feminist and activist, Taleen is a passionate writer who wants to make the world a better place, one blog post at a time. Apart from her obsession with puppies, anime, and Hemingway, she is on a mission to find out what it truly means to be Lebanese.","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/author\/taleen_el_gharib\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":758773,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758751\/revisions\/758773"}],"wp:authorship":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758751"},{"taxonomy":"media-embed-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-embed-type?post=758751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}