[nasional_list] [ppiindia] From King of Pop to Queen of Arabia

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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:56:01 +0100
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            Thursday, 26, January, 2006 (26, Dhul Hijjah, 1426)

                 
                  From King of Pop to Queen of Arabia
                  Usama Hussain, Arab News 
                    
                        

                        Michael Jackson wearing a traditional Arabic women's 
veil and all-covering gown called "abaya", holds one of his children, also 
veiled, as he walks, behind a Manama shopping mall on Wednesday. (AP)    
                        


                  MANAMA, Bahrain, 26 January 2006 - Michael Jackson has been 
out of the limelight ever since he was acquitted of child molestation charges 
in a highly publicized trial, which left his career and reputation in ruin. He 
left his life in Tinseltown and moved to this tiny Gulf Coast Island as the 
personal guest of Sheikh Abdullah ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa.

                  With no mob of paparazzi around to hound him, one would think 
that Jackson would be leading a normal life free of controversy. But that is 
not the case, as one Saudi discovered on a recent trip to Bahrain.

                  Sarah F., an 18-year-old student majoring in English 
Literature at King Saud University, was in Bahrain with her cousin, Aliyah, 
when they came face to face with the King of Controversy. Only this time, he 
was completely veiled from head to toe in an abaya!

                  "My cousin and I were at a music store in Seef mall browsing 
music CDs, when a woman came over to her friend and pointed toward Jackson and 
told her that was Michael Jackson and not a woman," said Sarah.

                  Confused and unable to recognize Jackson, Sarah and Aliyah 
finally realized which abaya was the odd one out.

                  "We couldn't recognize him but then we noticed his bodyguards 
standing close by and his children were with him too. What really gave him away 
were his sunglasses. No one wears sunglasses inside a store especially at 
night."

                  Jackson in drag is not an easy target to identify. As Sarah 
found out that not only did Jackson cross-dress he did it in such a lady like 
manner that it was very hard to tell him apart.

                  "I was surprised to see how well he was wearing his abaya. 
The abaya was completely covering his body and was closed from the front so you 
couldn't see what he was wearing underneath. His hijab was on perfectly with 
not a strand of hair poking out. And his niqab covered his whole face with only 
his eyes visible, but he had aviator sunglasses to take care of that."

                  Excited, Sarah and Aliyah approached the abaya-clad Jackson 
and they were greeted with a warm reception. "We said hello and told him that 
we were big fans and major supporters."

                  Jackson nodded and replied, "Thank you, God bless you, God 
bless you."

                  Asked if he was enjoying Bahrain, Jackson said, "Yes, I am."

                  He went on to shake hands with both girls and even commented 
on Sarah's blue nail polish.

                  "He held up my hand close to his face and told me that my 
nail polish was really cool." 

                  As they were talking to Jackson, they wanted a souvenir of 
their encounter with the legend himself to take back home to Saudi Arabia. So 
both bought two of Jackson's greatest hits CD and had them autographed.

                  Michael Jackson has been surrounded by controversy all his 
life. His latest stint in the Muslim world is one that will be remembered by 
the two young girls for a long time to come
                 
           
     


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