In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “song produced by the popular jordanian children's music troupe the birds of paradise and performed as a music v”. Today it says “song produced by a jordanian children's music troupe toyor al-janah”.
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Arabic song ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) " When We Die As Martyrs " ( Arabic : لما نستشهد بنروح الجنة) is a song produced by a Jordanian children's music troupe Toyor Al-Janah ( Heavens Birds ) and performed as a music video on a Bahraini television channel of the same name. Sung by young Arab children and led by Dima Bashar and her older brother Mohammed Bashar, in 2010 the song became a hit on YouTube as well as Arabic and worldwide websites. The song was harshly criticized by Saudi journalist Fawzia Nasir al-Naeem, who argues that it indoctrinates children into bloodshed and terrorism .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
"When We Die As Martyrs" is a song produced by the popular Jordanian children's music troupe The Birds of Paradise and performed as a music video on a Bahrainian television channel of the same name. Sung by young Muslim Arab children, the song has become a hit on YouTube as well as Arabic and worldwide websites. The song was harshly criticized by Saudi journalist Fawzia Nasir al-Naeem, who argues that it indoctrinates children into bloodshed and terrorism .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
"When We Die As Martyrs" is a song produced by the popular Jordanian children's music troupe Toyor Al Janah ( Birds of Paradise ) and performed as a music video on a Bahrainian television channel of the same name. Sung by young Muslim Arab children and led by Dima Bashar and her older brother Mohammed Bashar, in 2010 the song became a hit on YouTube as well as Arabic and worldwide websites. The song was harshly criticized by Saudi journalist Fawzia Nasir al-Naeem, who argues that it indoctrinates children into bloodshed and terrorism .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Arabic song ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) "When We Die As Martyrs" is a song produced by the popular Jordanian children's music troupe Toyor Al Janah [ ar ] ( Birds of Paradise ) and performed as a music video on a Bahraini television channel of the same name. Sung by young Arab children and led by Dima Bashar and her older brother Mohammed Bashar, in 2010 the song became a hit on YouTube as well as Arabic and worldwide websites. The song was harshly criticized by Saudi journalist Fawzia Nasir al-Naeem, who argues that it indoctrinates children into bloodshed and terrorism .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “song produced by the popular jordanian children's music troupe the birds of paradise and performed as a music v”. Today it says “song produced by a jordanian children's music troupe toyor al-janah”. Read the current article and compare.
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song produced by the popular jordanian children's music troupe the birds of paradise and performed as a music v
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song produced by a jordanian children's music troupe toyor al-janah
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