YouTube superstar Adam Saleh might be coming to Dubai.
The 21-year-old video blogger from Brooklyn in New York – whose comic observations about life as an American Muslim of Yemeni descent also contain a serious message about perceptions of Islam – has 750,000 subscribers on YouTube and 111,000 Twitter followers. When he appeared in the British city of Birmingham last August, he was mobbed by hundreds of fans in a scene more usually associated with boy bands such as One Direction.
Now Saleh has announced he will embark on a European tour of "shows" and "meet and greets" this summer, in cities including Paris, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Brussels, Stockholm, Manchester, London and, in North Africa, Marrakech,
But when we took a closer look at his website, we spotted an interesting note on his news and updates page: a vaguely titled listing that reads “Live PA in Dubai in December”. Presumably PA means personal appearance but whether it’s a private or a public event, we don’t know.
So until then, we just have to be patient and wait until the social-media star releases more details – unless, of course, Adam wants to give us a call with the early scoop...
Correction: We didn't mention Sheikh Akbar was coming too - here are our apologies!
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