projects a powerful position on women’s rights, hosting a regular Women to Women summit and posting inspirationally on Instagram on Friday for. But the singer-songwriter’s message is undermined for some by the revelation that she is hosting the third edition of her summit this weekend in Saudi Arabia.
He added: “Alicia Keys and Pharrell Williams should not be performing in Saudi Arabia. It’s a dictatorship that persecutes women, LGBTs and religious and ethnic minorities. Women are in jail because of the country’s sexist laws. The regimegrand prix and is backed by Keys’ husband, the rapper and record producer Swizz Beatz, and his Good Intentions creative agency, as well as the international music platform MDLBeast. Keys will also sing with Williams before the grand prix.
“It is total hypocrisy for Saudi Arabia to host Alicia Keys for an International Women’s Day event when the regimeThe singer, whose childhood is the subject of the hit Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen, is making her third visit toMarking International Women’s Day on social media Keys said: “I want you to remove any ideas in your mind that you are not going to create the destiny that you believe in for yourself.