Ruby Will Set You Free
June, 2006
Ruby is on a crowded street, amid a throng of Westerners. Loose tassels on the singer's top flutter in the breeze, offering a generous glimpse of midriff with every rock-infused Arabic beat. Ruby is dancing—belly dancing—harder and faster than you've ever seen. The scene shifts and she's indoors on a couch, singing plaintively against an accordion riff.Music videos like the one for "You Know Why," sung by one of the biggest stars in the Middle East, 24-year-old Ruby, are everywhere. Wh...
