CAIRO, 10 May 2005 — Egyptian singer Shireen Abdul Wahab’s lawyer, Shahin Abu Al Fotooh, announced that he will no longer represent her. Shahin had been representing Shireen in a number of cases, but suddenly made his announcement while awaiting a verdict in the singer’s case against producer Hamdi Abdul Hameed.
Shahin claimed that he feared Shireen would desert him like she did her business manager, and therefore decided to take precaution by leaving her first.
There is no stability working with Shireen, and she has the tendency to suddenly layoff people without prior notice, the lawyer explained.
On a similar note, Shireen has filed a lawsuit against her record producer Nasr Mahrous demanding to break the contract between them.
Shireen argues that Mahrous only produces one album for her every two years, a matter that affects her career and is against the stipulations of their contract which clearly states he must produce an album for her every year.
The singer hopes to come up with a new music style, different from the ones she has been using, in order to maintain her career. Mahrous has failed to offer her any of the advantages provided to other singers by other production companies, she added.
Shireen stressed that she will sever the contract with Mahrous, even if the court does not grant her permission.
