Saudi Teens Go ‘West’

If Saudie teens are beholden to Eminem as the pinnacle of American pop culture, I would tend to agree with the last paragraph below...
Saudi Teens Go ‘West’: "Basim Hakami, 16, chooses to fill his room with huge posters of the American rapper Eminem, Rhythm and Blues star Beyonce Knowles and Western “boy-bands,” namely Blue. He proudly says his bedroom doesn’t contain a single poster of an Arab star; such is his interest in the West.

“Eminem is outstanding, his on-stage performance is wonderful,” Hakami said. “I really like his attitude and the way he dances.”"...

If these teenagers’ opinions are indeed representative of the Arab youth at large, it should be a red flag for the region’s entertainment industry and should encourage it to develop new stars to rise in the Middle East; otherwise, for young people, the stars they follow will continue to rise in the West.