Basrawi News Encyclopedia – Noura Barakat wrote: The Syrian actor Bashar Ismail surprised the Lebanese journalist Rabaa Al-Zayyat with statements in which he criticized those with power, money and religion and called on people to die for the sake of the homeland while they were enjoying its blessings.
Bashar Ismail said, during an interview with him on the Show the Story program, that “men of power, religion and money are idols, and we the oppressed, oppressed, poor and average people should worship these idols.”
And he continued, “Men of power, religion, and money tell the people to die for the sake of God and for the sake of the homeland.
Ismail’s statements came as a surprise to Rabia Al-Zayyat, who told him: “It is as if you are changing your thoughts by hearing different opinions than I used to hear previously.”
On the other hand, Bashar Ismail exposed the moral corruption within the corridors of the artistic community and the security intrusion within it, revealing the reason for his 15-year ban from participating in artistic works, except for what may be rare.
And he talked regarding the interference of the security services in the artistic community in choosing actors and even their wages, especially within radio, television and the General Institution for Cinema.
He added that sycophancy, submissiveness, and nepotism rule the artistic community, before clearly hinting at his refusal to sacrifice for the sake of the lion, saying that following our master Muhammad got rid of idols, thousands of other idols appeared, including leaders, kings, and presidents, expressing his surprise at the imposition on citizens to remove these idols. Idols and to die for.
He described the producers of artworks as beasts, stressing that one of them produces a work of art because he desired an actress, two or three, indicating that those producers aim to obtain a sexual benefit in exchange for giving actresses roles in the artworks they produce.
