@12:27 Ammar said ''that's why you are alone because u didn't follow the rules' and Noor responded with '' so tell me who stayed with you?'' She didn't say those words out of blue he had it coming.
Team Nour 🫶🫶🫶 Chafic was mocking her lips and the guys and Dounia were laughing. Nour could have easily attacked the men's appearances in response to that, but she didn't. As for the natural beauty comment - Dounia later posted on Instagram about getting lip fillers. I have absolutely no problem with fillers, but it's wild to me that she could let Mido insult a woman for not being "natural" and take it as a compliment to herself, but then go ahead and be a hypocrite.
Chafic did not insult Nour's natural born look, but what she has done to herself with her own actions to operate herself to look deformed and silly ! She should be ridiculed !
WHAT?! I guess we shouldnt be surprised. Simo probably just saw what he looked like on screen and went for the redemption arc, as another commenter said
Yes, Nour and Chafiq had some weird moments, but I don’t understand why Dounia is directing her anger and jealousy towards Nour when she should be directing it towards her man, Chafiq. Nour is not even a part of their relationship. Also, Mido is SO obsessed with Nour, just like all the other people ganging up on her.. Karma is 100% the classiest and most graceful one
Fs all the guys were just hating on Nour bc she is pretty and she knows it. I don’t think she is a girls girl tho. She’s young tho and that would be a really awkward situation to have to deal with on screen. Room for growth. Team Nour !
Maybe because she literally was flirting with chafik complimenting his voice? And then starts to condescendingly say she has advice for dounia to be confident? Everyone overlooking her flaws is so concerning to me YES she was attacked and they were rude but that doesn’t excuse her faults..
@@dollyhood6549 atleast i am sure she wouldn’t be happy. And 2. Women react differently, stop neglecting a bad behaviour and focus on the reaction to it as people react differently. Also your nour used mido to get further in the show and proved it when she said ‘ iam going to show the men what they have missed ‘ like wtf? Everybody chose a match why would you have to go show your self? They’re all toxic it’s crazy how you guys are picking a team even
Actually, Ashley doesnt really care if I get complimented. I do though. I've been sexually harassed in almost every job I've had, sometimes heinously, and at this point I get triggered when people hit on me. Multiple managers have tried to groom me. You might notice that compliments towards Ashley get hearted on our channel but I dont reengage with almost any physical compliments towards myself because I do most of the channel comment management. This has actually been one of the safest jobs I've ever had from a sexual harassment standpoint. Not one inappropriate DM and virtually no inappropriate comments. Its kinda awesome tbh. Also, I would ABSOLUTELY think someone was lying if they complimented my voice, lol. I think I sound goofy.
Ok let’s be real for a second. The only thing Nour did “wrong” during the season was a) be materialistic and b) laughing about Dounia being visibly jealous. Which really isn’t the worst thing in the world. So I think the hate for her is overblown when Simo and Ammar was probably more of a villain than her. In regards to the reunion, they were all coming for Nour and I think she was just matching their energy. They were all ganging up and throwing insults at her and interrupting her so she held her ground and did the same back to them. Dounia mentioned Nour multiple times during the season even before she knew about their prior relationship and had this fixation on her, so I get Nour calling her out for her jealousy. It kinda just goes to show you the double standards. People love a cocky man (Simo/Ammar/Chafic) but hate a cocky woman (Nour).
thats not true, she was mean to Dounia from the get go as soon as Chafic picked Dounia and not Nour, that was so weird how she kept making weird remarks about chafic to her whilst simultaneously wanting chafic herself, girls do that alot when they want a guy and the other members could see it, hence why they stuck up for Dounia Asma was materialistic upfront about her demands and had so many of the guys attention and was still well liked by all the girls and guys, kareem, khateb, mido all wished her well she was open about why she left them, Nour acted like b1tch excuse my french to any girl who liked the guy she wanted, shes insecure and couldnt handle chafic choosing dounia and not her
100% agree with this. Chafic was constantly jumping in and insulting her when he was not even being addressed and him being rude being brushed aside with just "he is a hothead" was disappointing.
I think Chafic was really having a fixation on her and mido... he just had an inferiority complex because he knew she wasn't attracted to him after seeing him. Nour is not innocent, but they really ganged up on her when she wasn't that bad... like why did khattab try to talk to her too when there was nothing between them
Okay I think you have missed some part of the reunion during filming because I’m choked that you didn’t realise that Nour was being bullied. All the men except Mohammed in the reunion gang up on her. Ammar told her that nobody would want to be with someone like her so Nour was just defending herself. And Dounia DID say before they meet everybody that she was feeling insecure about how beautiful Nour was. Sometimes the part you missed change the whole meaning of the interaction. So Please be careful next time.
Yup I feel they had a blond spot for Chafik and Dounia. Dounia herself admitted that she was nervous about Chafik seeing Nour for the 1st time because she considered Nour such a beauty. And Chafik is the worst of the hypocrites, he was also shaming Karma for chosing dancing over Ammar but he will wear tattoos and piercings and hide them from his grandparents
I found it annoying when Mido said Nour had nothing to offer because during one of their conversations in the pods she got very emotional and talked about helping people in need with her sister…. people be acting like she talks about money 24/7 but that’s not even accurate. Also hated how all the men were disrespectful towards Nour; there is no excuse for how they behaved towards her and the other women (eg Chafic calling Karma a “crow”). If I were Dounia I would be so embarrassed for how my fiancé treats other women… There’s a lot more I could say but my conclusion after watching the reunion is that all those men are dissappointing.
Noor might be actually a very nice person behind the scenes, even Dunya said it in a recent podcast that when camera's are off Noor is kind, and when you go to her socials she keeps sending encourging messages to young girls.
That's very sweet to hear. It does seem like she was building a persona for the show, and was really aware of the camera. To that fact, she did an excellent job, and I hope she uses her platform for good.
For me it is the ongoing "slut-shaming" and judgment towards Nour for being "sexy". The guys are obvs into her and cant manage their attraction towards, so they bully her. Also there is a constant atmosphere of "good behaved girls vs. bad slutty girls" and Nour, Hajar and Karma were clearly lumped (literally even) together as the "slutty/cheap" girls that dont deserve a good husband. that´s why Nour kept on expalinign herself "there is a diefference between a "cheap" gilr and a girl with standards". On the mean side the hypocrisy was just through the roof. And Chafic also many times mentioning "Dounia never had a boyfriend" and what he means is "Dounia is a virgin" in contrast to the "bad girls". This is just one little message, there was so much going on, that I think if you are not from the culture, it is hard to look through. But those guys are bullies, they want "well behaved girls" who are "diplomatic" and "dont dance in a "alluring way" and dont give reason for "jealousy" and meanhwile also look so unrealistically good all the time, but then they dont want to provide financially? lol
Thank you for your nuanced and thorough description, it hit home for me. Despite us laughing at the asshole men, our final take post show really is that all the men are problematic and we do support the women. Even Mohammed made the “its hard to hear no” comment. You wrapping up and summarizing the mens attacks jives with what we saw. I thought it was nuts when Mido said Karma had to be more diplomatic when she was probably the most diplomatic person Id ever seen on screen. I think with Nour specifically we feel more complicated. In my eyes, Nour describing herself as an anti feminist and a rich person expecting a wealthy standard tipped off my radar and made me less likely to support her. For me, extreme wealth and antifeminism are immoral. So in ways she would be our political enemy. I dont know where you are or how much you know of conservative US media but it reminds me of a hypothetical. Ann Coulter is a racist, homophobic, islamaphobic, misogynist writer. If someone attacked her in misogynist ways, I might condemn the attack, like we did when the Habibi men attacked Nour’s appearance, but I would never say I support Ann Coulter. I think this same kind of thinking led me to my reaction on the show. I think Nour has problematic views (not as bad as Ann), but the men’s attacks were unwarranted. I hate Ann Coulter for what she’s helped do to my country, but I think Nour has quite a few decent qualities. Im not sure if this clarifies anything but I REALLY appreciate you spurring me to think more about the reunion and this dynamic
@@membriash oh wow i feeling honored for receive that beautiful response. Thank you! Yes, I do also consider myself a feminist. I am Lebanese-German, as in, I grew up here in EU and have always lived here. I always try to understand my Arab sisters from their point of view. And not having that western passport privilege also plays a role. The thing is we should not forget in many countries, Lebanon included, women by law are not equal. That’s sadly a fact. And considering that our Arab countries are constantly in war, I am not surprised. So the west coming and trying to bomb us into “democracy’” and “women rights” for decades now, is obviously only resulting in the opposite. And on top of that, society has all these informal hypocritical demands on women, as mentioned in my post before. I am not saying Nour is flawless, but I think she hit a nerve for many Arab women, that our men are demanding from us to be “feminists” as in to provide for ourselves and pay our own stuff, but they are 1) not actively changing the laws that are unequal towards women 2) not changing hypocritical values 3) not accepting sexual freedom (e.g. Hajjar and Karma). So, when Nour says I am “anti-feminist” what she actually means “I am anti western feminism that just does not realistically work unless you are a western/white woman” - growing up in both worlds, European and Arab, I can also see the pros and cons of both approaches. Men are still completely in power here, the percentage of women in power is still too weak. Men still own most of the capital, power, and decision making posts. But we are supposed to go 50/50 in hetero relationships… so what I appreciate sometimes in good old Arab values is that men are asked to be responsible, reliable and providing husbands, since it’s the women who carry the babies for 9months, and who provide so much emotional labour also. This new generation of men, that are perfectly portrayed in this season, are a bit “confused”, they want women that look and behave what they believe is western in a way, “educated”, “intellectual”, “diplomatic”, “attractive based on western beauty standards”, “provides for herself” but there will always remain a level of submission, that they should not pass. And us Arab women are understandably revolting against that confused “feminism” . I think we are starting to prefer the traditional provider… as that at least is an honest understanding of things.
@ very well said. The internet is often a bad place but I live for exchanges like this. The anti “western feminism” thing makes a lot of sense. I greatly appreciate your time
@ thank you! It is my pleasure. And I really love watching both of you during my lunch break, when I make myself a snack at my home office. it’s become a little ritual.
Just so you know : Simo said to Chafic "je te pisse à la raie" which means in French "I piss in your ass crack", not in the mouth. Beautiful expression! The whole fight sounded so dramatic in English but really ridiculous in French 😅 I looooooove your videos, thanks for bringing us joy 🧡
*They never touched on the girl being rude to the waitress. I feel like that was more important because of how she justified it in her interview after the lunch* 🤗 Let's not forget how *DIRECT* Hannah was😅
yeah that was major red flag to me, I always go by the saying of you date someone and you want to make sure he is a good person look how he/she treats other people.
It’s a little little odd that you guys are so entertained by Simo’s rude behavior, but say that nour shows up badly. One thing that nour has that no one can take away from her is that she was always authentic to who she is. Many of the men as well as I feel were very insecure and who they were and Donia also made very disrespectful and remark to prior to ever talking to her. Donia was extremely insecure and jealous of her, and nour was right to tell her to not be so jealous and insecure. It almost feels like you all were judging her because she’s not someone that you’d be friends with rather than judging her on her actions especially juxtaposed to everyone else on the cast to behaved as badly. If not 10 times is worse, especially the men. (Respectfully. I’m still a huge fan of your reviews ☺️)
The entire cast literally bullied nour the entire time of the show and so for her to come back and have these negative feelings and make these little comments about them is totally justified.
I agree with you. Honestly it felt like the hosts of this video are biased against Nour I wonder why ... the few moments when the man here tries to "defend" Nour his woman here hates on her. So I feel like their bias is driven by her insecurity towards women who are like Nour. But why? Work on your insecurities, you don't need to shine by dimming another woman's light.
@@naira7700 I never said she was perfect but it’s odd to act like simo’s rudeness as a quirk but Nour is a bad person. No one talked to simo the way all the men and women sans hajar and karma who disrespected Nour.
I wanted to come up with an authentic german greeting but I haven't learned it in almost 20 years and my ability to speak or recall it is shit. Lol, but love y'all. Looking forward to LIB Germany
honestly I really enjoyed the videos but what I enjoyed most was the comment section ❤ I love how (at least the conversations I read) were so civil trying to explain, understand and clarify and I love how you guys answer, communicate and connect with others in the comment section. I really wish you and your channel the best 👍💪
I feel bad for Khatab, Asma seems so fake now. I don’t love Nour, she is just super blunt, but at least seems authentic to her own self. I am team Karma, she was the most real of anyone and because of Ammar forcing everyone to back off of her in the pods he robbed her to find someone else. They both made a mistake for getting engaged with the knowledge of the dancing thing, they both knew they won’t budge. I don’t like controlling men, but this is very much ingrained in their culture. I dated someone from the east and the thing is, even most westernized men there stick to their beliefs on traditional relationships, while women don’t, because they are the ones who would be controlled. It is just what it is. It is not a bad thing, just a massive generalization from my experience so don’t come for me. Everyone should find a partner with whom their value system, future plans and relationship dynamic aligns with, otherwise it will be endless misery. But in that sense, love IS blind, when we are in the heat of the emotions we are willingly looking away from even the possibility that we are not compatible. If love would not be blind, there would be less relationships and less breakups in the world i think:) i love your channel guys, your chemistry is amazing and your opinion is thought provoking❤ i also know it is a safe place for my comments. Since my last breakup I have this overloaded need to share my thoughts everywhere, probably because now I am no longer under control LOL. Sending love from Hungary
Dounia is a pick me she was sitting there enjoying being perceived as a "natural and innocent" girl and had no problem with being used as a talking point for the men to attack nour, there are alot of girls like dounia not just the arabic world but everywhere tbh also did you guys peep chafiq aggressively letting go of her hand idk that gave me the ick and i still don’t understand why chafiq was so pressed about nour tbh he inserted himself in her and mido’s conversation unprovoked
@@SamDo-ip9nx she was one of my faves in the beginning, ever since she freaked out about Nour joining the group on the beach and how she went „are you kidding me!“ when Nour joined later again, and the way she set a tone within the group! everybody was so condescending to her, Asma‘s and Safa‘s fake and forced smiles…I just hate bullies and jealous women!!
@ She’s more mad at nour than chafic and its such a double standard and i get why nour told her to build her self confidence cuz she’s clearly lacking in that department
Yes, there needs to be a Love is Blind-Con, so you can get your moment with Simo! 😂 I enjoyed your outtake and am looking forward to your special surprise episode tomorrow! 😀
I have an Arab friend that was upset that they used a lot of English in this show. Mostly for the fact that they are choosing to speak the language of the people that oppress them. I respect and agree with that, but like you guys said… production’s the one who casted Chafic.
When I heard there was going to be a love is blind arabic, I was excited to see the more conservative aspect of it, but then I saw it was in Dubai... they almost all had tatoos and it's rare to find Arabs with a tatoo...
I love your take on the show😂😂😂 you expressed my opinions competely.❤❤❤ A friend lived in Dubai with her family and says that at work everything was in English but because they didn't speak Arabic they had almost no social life. She says it's a really big deal because of the relationship between countries. So they just spoke Spanish with other immigrants while trying to learn Arabic.
Also to note Arabs think it’s cute and endearing when people have broken Arabic and are trying. It’s more lighthearted and cutesy thing than a jab. I am visiting Egypt right now speaking broken arabic since I’m been living in the US and they love to tease me 😂
This reunion felt like Season 3 of the US version where most of the women and Brennon all ganged up on Cole, but in this case it was most of the men and Dunia against Nour. Many of the men said pretty awful things while Nour seemed to just be getting quips in to not let them get her down. I do think she wasn't putting anyone down when she said she had two degrees and spoke three languages and was instead trying to prove her worth, but I can see why it can be read that way. I give Nour the benefit of the doubt as her attacks are usually more direct. She definitely had her fun on the show, but didn't really do anything more than have fun and everyone's reactions spoke more toward their own insecurities which of course Nour found amusing.
Suggestion for what to watch next: Devils Plan. It's South Korean reality game show - celebs & non-celebs have to play different games to stay in the game & also win money for the prize pot! It's super interesting & entertaining, you guys should try it!
@@membriash It was confirmed they are doing season 2 & I think it's out some time next year (?) ! That's a reaction I'll be really looking forward to!! Also, LOVE watching your videos🫶🏽You guys always make me laugh🤣
there's a great interview of Safa and Mohammed and another of Dounia and Chafic by a good podcaster. Nice to see them outside of the reunion just talking.
If u notice none of the other girls besides hajar got along with nour. she may have played he cards right by remaining calm and gaining support but I think everyone’s overlooking her bad just because she was attacked
Dounia said on a podcast that Nour was very nice to her and they got a long. She said Nour acted a different way the cameras were on and that’s what she didn’t like.
We made it!! Also, you put a new perspective with Ms. Nour. I agree with all of it in regard to Nour. I cried again with Safa and Mohammad scenes. Take me away. I also love Simo. Whatever. Love him. Judge me. I’d love a banter with him. I wasn’t gonna watch Argentina, but I might now. Didn’t watch new season of US at all. Looked unwatchable. I love it here.
I wonder if during watching next LIB you would pause/rewind the episode from what you missed especially with subtitles and different conversations or aspects is happening while still giving yourself the time to exchange on the scenes you saw? For this LIB, with the multilingual (i appreciate and love that ability of those who could) but it goes fast and so I found myself rewatching the episode of the show once or twice.
They talked about this yesterday, yes, they have been pausing /rewinding, that said that captions are delayed and it's hard to watch, aren't you following the videos?
@@karlaj.4056 My apologies, I might have missed it in this interpretation I did not mean to offend anyone with my comment.Thank you for taking the time to write to me, I appreciate 😊
not really her fans are just the loudest because they think they can vicariously live through her, when in reality shes just come on the show for views and more modelling gigs
The way people don't see how blatantly manipulative she's been throughout is astounding. The men were awful to her, but she's not the girly pop queen they're making her out to be. Also, you're right. It's very telling that most of the cast, including Safa, don't really like her.
@mariamsafwat896 But compared to the men, nour wasn't harsh to anyone in the pods. Chafic was the one provoking her after the reveal. She became mean after the pods because everyone was mean to her... I think Chafic, simo and Mido were the one being rude and picking fights. At least Simo was fun, the two others started problems then played the victimes...
@@mariamsafwat896 she literally was so rude putting everyone down and flirting with a taken man but everyone just wants a “girl power” moment it’s so simplistic
Lol, I can't judge you for the Simo k1nk, I felt the same way about Leo from LIB US S7, he was my fav because I was sooo entertained by his special brand of t0xic. And ironically, similar to Simo, he was one of the people showing up really well during the reunion and apologizing genuinely.
No way, she was mean to girls for no reason just because she wanted the attention of chafic, im team Asma unproblematic didnt act like a pick me like Nour for mens attention still got chosen and liked by the guys who she said no too aswell, khateb mido kareem all wished her well, queen Asma
@@englishbladeI agree!!! Everyone being team nour just because she was attacked na overlooking her flirting, always putting everyone else down, and condescendingly giving advice to dounia is overlooking just bc she seems like a clam feminist icon? It’s easy to choose her side but have some nuance
@@MaryamTayeh-k2c literally its funny seeing feminists fangirling over her whilst she said she hates feminism, Nour was giving side comments to Dounia, speaking about her confidence and telling her to leave Chafic whilst ironically still trying to get Chafics attention and using Mido to get into the resort and see him, once she failed and chafic choose dounia she started her bitchy comments, so I was glad chafic in the reunion told her to stfu with your fake advices I know girls like her, they yearn for male validation and will bully and be mean to any other girl who gets the mens attention they want
Loved y’alls take on everything this reunion review. 👏👏👏I need to go back and watch the rest of your reactions this season. I watched one here and there. I felt a little nervous to watch them since sometimes people make some generalizations on Arab culture and I was worried y’all would do that. You did not. Thank you for the thoughtful way you look at things. Love you two 😍💕
I know a lot of people are disagreeing with or frustrated with our Nour take but we’re ok with that. What we wouldnt have been ok with is disrespecting a culture we are unfamiliar with, and your comment made our day. 🙂
Most of these people are fairly liberal but still pretty observant. None of the women cover their heads. So the dancing thing seems pretty minor. When I was in Bahrain, women were wearing burkas... women in Iran can be stoned for dancing... it's just a different culture and religion.
how is the dancing minor? just because you dont cover your hair doesnt mean anything goes wtf, why do you guys see the world in such a black and white way, you think just because a Muslim has tattoos or doesnt wear modest clothes theyre okay with having a swingers couple too
@@karlaj.4056 Correct, not all cover their heads but its not related to marital status. Sometimes its preference, sometimes its cultural, sometimes its religion. :)
I like your take on Nour. I know the guys were rude and unfair however she was also mean and condescending to other girls. She has a snapchat where she says that girls must wear makeup while out, shave their body hair because it’s gross and that they need fresh pedicure all the time 😅 gives me rich mean girl vibes for sure
@@svi2623 right!! Everyone’s jumping on a bandwagon just because she was attacked by men but she clearly is not innocent and flirted with chafik a taken man, put down all the other girls constantly, came to show the taken men “what they missed” started by condescendingly telling dounia she need confidence etc
I know Nour says she's anti feminist but I feel like she's a feminist in her actions. I think her definition of feminism is wrong. Her not being submissive to men, asking for what she thinks she deserves in an assertive way and supporting her friend who wanted to dance, by telling her she will find a partner that will accept her for who she is, is feminist behavior. I just think she needs to be more instructed in what actually feminism looks like nowadays.
I am late to the conversation but I agree that Safa didn’t look so happy during the reunion. I saw it right away. Chafic gets on my last nerve. He seems very immature and disrespectful, actually most of the men except for Mohammed and Khatab. I don’t even like Nour but in this case she had 4 men barking at her talking about her physique like she wasn’t even in the room and Dounia validating it was the cherry on top. Whatever she responded or acted, she never said anything negative about the guys looks.
I am not team no one, but the fact almost everyone had issues with Nour is enough to say she’s not the angel in this matter. Maybe her attitude/behavior behind the scenes we didn’t know about?
Guys, you are speaking about Amar with all these high opinions about him, you seem to want to be too safe about it. How about the time he told her he expects to have the decisions and she should just say "ok"???? It's not necessary to yell at someone to be toxic and controlling. I would say this demeanor is even more dangerous, saying strong affermations like this with a smile, but very determined tone?! He already showed her how her future life might look like, and I think she was very careful how she responded to him because she understood already the type of man he is. In fact she felt way more free to talk openly in the studio. And I bet he even filtered himself because of the cameras, because at the beginning of the relationship one wants to show up the best qualities, etc. I don't think they just want different things, I think any women would feel controlled and not free with a man like him.
I hear your perspective and maybe subconsciously youre right but I dont outwardly feel like we are trying to be too safe. We dont personally like Ammar and wouldnt tolerate his behavior on our friend group, much less date him, but he is honest about his behavior. We’ve said it before, I’d 100% rather someone is honest about their awful behavior than think the same thing and lie lie lie to their partner and us. Half the men in US seasons control, abuse, cheat, abandon children, and break the women they date. Ammar, on paper, did none of those things. He said he would control Karma, but he never had the opportunity. He told Karma his plans to, she said “no thankyou” and now shes safe and fine.
I’m honestly glad you guys didn’t see Nour in the simplistic way that everyone is jumping on it shows ur nuance and honesty. Nour was attacked but dounia had reasons for disliking a woman who flirted with her man, clearly was more into him than Mido, put down everyone else the whole time, and starts by condescendingly attacking dounia confidence
i hope both safa and khateb both prioritise less work, i get its a passion but over years all old people say they regret spending less time with loved ones
I appreciate the reunion recap. I appreciate you not showing when they gangup on Nour as it can be a bit TW to my opinion. I think the angle of viewing Simo helped shape the perspective of this LIB Habibi. Simo made me feel like he was the "redemption Leo in LIB US" arc where you have a positive (smiling and laughing enjoying his part in the show (not all actions). It made me smile whenever you saw Simo on the screen. I think it is a good reunion because it address similar expectations of what you stated at the beginning of this video and at the end of the recap for episode 9 for the reunion.
the thing is, I think they didn't show that moment when they all bullied Nour because they think that Nour was the one bullying the others. which makes absolutely no sense
Arabic is a holy language in that part of the world. It's the language of the Koran. It isn't really about intelligence. It's a religious thing. It means Chafic is a little less observant.
@@havok6280 This comment and your other comment under this video are blatant misinformation. Not sure what your agenda is, but anyways….Arabic is a language, is it holy? no. Does it help to be educated in it, to observe, yes…but then not really cause most muslims worlwide don’t even speak arabic (Indonesis, Malaysia, India etc). koran is in old arabic called „fusha“ and only written and not spoken (except for news anchoring). so we all speak in arabic dialects anyway.
I politely disagree with that. Yes the Quran is in Arabic but there are millions of Muslims that don’t speak Arabic across the globe. Most muslims aren’t Arab but can read it and recite it for prayers. It was light hearted teasing in my opinion. ☮️
@@havok6280 I‘m afraid this comment and the other comment under this video are misinformation. anyways….Arabic is a language, is it holy? no. Does it help to be educated in it, to observe, yes…but then not really cause most muslims worlwide don’t even speak arabic (Indonesis, Malaysia, India etc). koran is in old arabic called fusha and only written and not spoken (except for news anchoring). so we all speak in arabic dialects anyway.
No, I criticise chafic but not for that. It doesn't mean he is less observant. It just means he grew up in environments where Arabic wasn't spoken a lot like Senegal and france. What about Muslims who aren't arab, are they less observant just because they don't speak Arabic, no.
Its Simo's shit-eating grin and delight in his own terribleness. He is not fully serious and it makes him seem less threatening. Still, wouldn't hang out with him.
No one likes a lot of people going after 1 person. And especially a group of men after 1 woman. But def don’t like Nours lack of introspection, her talking as others speak, and her general mean girl attitude towards Duona. We get it Nour on think you are prettier than her and could take her man-but it’s a lot to keep going on and on about it.
Hajar was awful to the waitstaff at the resort - I think that is the MOST unbecoming of a person as a whole. Let’s replace the vitriol for Nour w Hajar based off that fact alone. Bye Felicia ! 👋
If Douna and Chafic become the first LIB couple that said no at the altar but stayed together I'll be so happy. Finally, a couple made it work! Still too early to tell though. I found the attacks on Nour for just wanting to stay on the show full of hypocrisy when Mido did the same thing! The only real difference is when he saw her, he liked what she looked like. I knew they wouldn't address this, but I wish they had talked to Mido about his possible inability to have hard conversations. When Asma went to break up with him he talked, wouldn't hear her out, and walked away. When he went to break up with Nour bc he felt like she liked Chafic more, he talked, wouldn't hear her out, and walked away. Two situations don't make a pattern, but I do wish someone talked to him about it.
Nour wanted Chafiq and tries to throw shade on Dounya! I'm so glad you see the same in this interaction as I did, sometimes I think I watched a different show. If Nour was really such a strong woman she wouldn't see the need to attack Dounya.
I just finished watching the reunion then came to watch your reactions. This was intense. I don't know if my perspective is affected by watching the original and not the dubbing. These are also my initial reactions. Sorry that its so long. Still love Safa & Mohammad. I appreciate that they were willing to share the issues they experienced and how they dealt with it. Mohammad's reaction to the picture with the pot on his head was hilarious. They're great and I wish them happiness. Their friendship with Chafiq & Dounia is sweet and I do wish Chafiq and Dounia a happy marriage. They seem to be working out their issues. I like that Asma and Khattab had good things to say to and about each other. I'm sad to see that some people came prepared to say hurtful things to others. What Mido said about Nour and how he and Chafiq made fun of her appearance was not acceptable. Nour trying to give Dounia "advice" implying she doesn't have confidence also came from a bad place in my opinion - she should have stuck to responding to Mido, why bring Dounia into the conversation at that point. Nour is still talking in a condescending way to others, which I still don't like, then she kept making comments/digs under her breath. She's not the only pretty & smart woman. The other men shouldn't have jumped in with their comments either. That was too much. None of them come across well in this situation. I'm glad the host (Ilham) put a stop to this and how she did it. Karma & Ammar come from very different backgrounds and expectations. To me their discussion at the reunion seemed relatively respectful (maybe it just feels that way compared to what happened earlier). Same with Simo and Hagar - even though they obviously don't get along, there was no fighting. I'm Arab and I was ok with them talking English & French - more in English as I don't know as much French and needed the English translation. French is more common in Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisa. I only took some French in school. I tend to switch between Arabic and English multiple times while talking (sometimes mid-sentence), and sometimes it will take me a min to remember a word in either language. At first I thought they were joking with Chafiq about the his lack of fluency in Arabic but it did seem to go on a bit long. Overall, I liked this first season and I hope they do a second season with some tweaks like extending the time after the resort for people with families that live further away. Thank you for reviewing LIB Habibi and how you dealt with the different topics. This felt like a safe place. ❤
The only people who have a problem with Nour are people who don't agree with her standards (the men) and people with low self esteem who can't stand her confidence (Dounia). In this whole conversation only Chafic and Mido went really Low, criticising women looks. Nour was very classy and she's entitled to her standards. People can disagree but they don't have to attack or send subtle jabs at her for it.
They were def rude and were wrong but no you can tell none of the girls get along with her not safa not Asma not dounia etc..regardless she was very rude to dounia first how is everyone overlooking that, and put her down multiple times AND flirted with a taken man
I'm really surprised by your take about Karma and Ammar. ".... and he shouldn't have to settle for her..." . Can you not see he's controlling and has a double standard and he can't even see it? It's okay to criticize that even though it's cultural. It's really a woman's issue here. Any woman he ends up with will be under his control. You should listen to some of the female Arab RUclipsrs critique Ammar and the other men here. You guys seem afraid to want to critique this particular issue when it's really important to do so.
khateb looks good with weight loss, I think or hope when he finds a woman he actually loves he will work less, when someone finds the 1 they will make time, Asma giving it 1/2 months for someone who wont change is actually a long time
Thank you so much for your perspective on Nour‼️ People forgot her actions during the show, just because the men were horrible here. Two things can be true at the same time‼️
I don’t necessarily have a problem with Dounia but i understand why people sided with nour and called dounia a pick me cuz i feel like when nour adressed her it was because she herself said "i’m worried when they see nour" hence the advice on working on her confidence because Dounia was insecure even before she knew they had history with chafiq and was directing all her energy towards nour when she should’ve focused on her partner also there was major pick me energy with her being proud of her "natural" beauty whole time she got fillers so what’s with the fakeness?
karma and ammar not that big deal with me ngl, different lifestyles and values, they will both find their own people, plenty of guys are okay with girls belly dancing and plenty of girls agree woman shouldnt do that
If my sister woul decide to become a professional bellydancer, I‘d have a problem with it or at least wish a more modest job for her. I get why Ammar doesn’t wanna see his wife and mother of his kids, dance infront of men lusting over her. 🤔
@it seems like there is a translation issue. if you watched in arabic, she said she does all sorts of performances but had no change to bellydance yet, but would absolutely do it (and explicitly said bellydance).
I find this video has been another let's hate on Nour for simply being herself. She didn't insult anyone (defended herself without cheap shots) she was confident in her looks that's her choice why hate on her. This video has been another one of those " let's hate on a woman for knowing her worth". Disappointing.
No she was literally rude and said “dounia i have advice for you you need to be more confident” and flirted with a taken man. Yes they were rude to her but it’s not like she is innocent
Simo should join you as a guest-host for reviewing LIB Argentina 🤩 And Nour is trolling people, for sure, but in my opinion it's just her way of dealing with the sexist society she lives in... Maybe Dunia annoys her because she conforms to how a woman "should be" according to the patriarchy. Which doesn't justify her behavior, but I would get the frustration...
Asma and Hajar were materialistic, Asma had 3 guys who wanted her and she left all 3, yet notice they only had well wishes for her because she carried herself classy and wasnt rude to the other girls acting like a pick me like Nour, hajar and asma were well loved by the contestants, the real reason Nour was disliked was because Nour was a pick me who was mean to Dounia, making weird comments to try get her to leave Chafic while simultaneously wanting him for herself, I see this in my girl groups all the time and hate it
Mido had practiced what he was going to say to Nour in the mirror since he left the beach. Probably rehearsed it with the guys and it fell flat… lol now he’s the ass. How is it that Nour can say sorry if I’m not laughing and it’s oh see it’s these things that make me it like her but Simo can say I don’t care what you have to say and its funny? IMO Chafic put things in Dounia and Mido’a ear about Nour and that made them not like her. He told Dounia how Nour would flirt with him in the pods making fun of her. But when he talks to Nour he has a smile from ear to ear. He told Mido that he didn’t like her cause she didn’t say hi and how he could do better. Chafic distaste for Nour showed and Mido started to look a her differently.
We’re team Karma honestly. I think 3 of the women did nothing wrong the entire season, and every other person showed some flaws. I cant find a fault in Karma or Safa
whoever is defending Nour and dosent speak arabic please pipe down her way of speaking is so disrespectful ppl even apologising to her is crazy she talks in this belittling tone that cant be translated only us who speak arabic can sense it so no no matter what she deserved every bad comment said to her
whats Nours obsession with Dounia, the guys are rude to you, Dounias been nothing but nice to that girl, also Nours completely making up a fake persona, you got surgery and youre not Bella Hadid famous as a model, so stop acting like youre million time prettier than all the girls on the show, theyre literally all beautiful, karma, hajar, dounia, safa the female host even all stunning women
I can't form an opinion since i didnt watch the show fully but honestly from what i watched it shocks me that people couldn't recognize Nour's dark energy and covert manipulation and abuse
the fact that alot of them arent even speaking arabic fluently is embarassing, there is no excuse you are a grown man and you are arab why are you not speaking arabic? i was born and raised in the uk all my life and i knew how to speak arabic from the age of 4. I wouldn't make an excuse for them, those stop when you become an adult
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@12:27 Ammar said ''that's why you are alone because u didn't follow the rules' and Noor responded with '' so tell me who stayed with you?'' She didn't say those words out of blue he had it coming.
Team Nour 🫶🫶🫶
Chafic was mocking her lips and the guys and Dounia were laughing. Nour could have easily attacked the men's appearances in response to that, but she didn't.
As for the natural beauty comment - Dounia later posted on Instagram about getting lip fillers. I have absolutely no problem with fillers, but it's wild to me that she could let Mido insult a woman for not being "natural" and take it as a compliment to herself, but then go ahead and be a hypocrite.
Agreed. The men were repulsive in the way they spoke to her.
Mido is really a kid and I can't understand why people liked Chafic, I think Ammar is better than him...
Chafic did not insult Nour's natural born look, but what she has done to herself with her own actions to operate herself to look deformed and silly ! She should be ridiculed !
Chafic did not insult Nour's natural born look, but what she is doing to herself with her own actions to operate herself to look deformed and silly !
Fuck Dounia in general, she is annoying. I mean so is Nour but she has iconic moments, at least.
Chafic and Simo got into a fight on live after the reunion, so this apology tour/bromance is a performance.
WHAT?! I guess we shouldnt be surprised. Simo probably just saw what he looked like on screen and went for the redemption arc, as another commenter said
But one of them congratulate the other on his birthday with a post ..Soo
No wayyy🤣 Where did you get this from?
Yes, Nour and Chafiq had some weird moments, but I don’t understand why Dounia is directing her anger and jealousy towards Nour when she should be directing it towards her man, Chafiq. Nour is not even a part of their relationship. Also, Mido is SO obsessed with Nour, just like all the other people ganging up on her.. Karma is 100% the classiest and most graceful one
Fs all the guys were just hating on Nour bc she is pretty and she knows it. I don’t think she is a girls girl tho. She’s young tho and that would be a really awkward situation to have to deal with on screen. Room for growth. Team Nour !
Maybe because she literally was flirting with chafik complimenting his voice? And then starts to condescendingly say she has advice for dounia to be confident? Everyone overlooking her flaws is so concerning to me YES she was attacked and they were rude but that doesn’t excuse her faults..
@@MaryamTayeh-k2c I wonder if Ashley would be upset if a woman like Nour complimented Mitch’s voice 🤣🤣 sorry Mitch!
@@dollyhood6549 atleast i am sure she wouldn’t be happy. And 2. Women react differently, stop neglecting a bad behaviour and focus on the reaction to it as people react differently. Also your nour used mido to get further in the show and proved it when she said ‘ iam going to show the men what they have missed ‘ like wtf? Everybody chose a match why would you have to go show your self? They’re all toxic it’s crazy how you guys are picking a team even
Actually, Ashley doesnt really care if I get complimented. I do though. I've been sexually harassed in almost every job I've had, sometimes heinously, and at this point I get triggered when people hit on me. Multiple managers have tried to groom me. You might notice that compliments towards Ashley get hearted on our channel but I dont reengage with almost any physical compliments towards myself because I do most of the channel comment management. This has actually been one of the safest jobs I've ever had from a sexual harassment standpoint. Not one inappropriate DM and virtually no inappropriate comments. Its kinda awesome tbh. Also, I would ABSOLUTELY think someone was lying if they complimented my voice, lol. I think I sound goofy.
Ok let’s be real for a second. The only thing Nour did “wrong” during the season was a) be materialistic and b) laughing about Dounia being visibly jealous. Which really isn’t the worst thing in the world. So I think the hate for her is overblown when Simo and Ammar was probably more of a villain than her. In regards to the reunion, they were all coming for Nour and I think she was just matching their energy. They were all ganging up and throwing insults at her and interrupting her so she held her ground and did the same back to them. Dounia mentioned Nour multiple times during the season even before she knew about their prior relationship and had this fixation on her, so I get Nour calling her out for her jealousy. It kinda just goes to show you the double standards. People love a cocky man (Simo/Ammar/Chafic) but hate a cocky woman (Nour).
thats not true, she was mean to Dounia from the get go as soon as Chafic picked Dounia and not Nour, that was so weird how she kept making weird remarks about chafic to her whilst simultaneously wanting chafic herself, girls do that alot when they want a guy and the other members could see it, hence why they stuck up for Dounia
Asma was materialistic upfront about her demands and had so many of the guys attention and was still well liked by all the girls and guys, kareem, khateb, mido all wished her well she was open about why she left them, Nour acted like b1tch excuse my french to any girl who liked the guy she wanted, shes insecure and couldnt handle chafic choosing dounia and not her
100% agree with this. Chafic was constantly jumping in and insulting her when he was not even being addressed and him being rude being brushed aside with just "he is a hothead" was disappointing.
This is a great take! I was afraid when I scrolled down, I was going to see a lot of hate comments for Nour
I think Chafic was really having a fixation on her and mido... he just had an inferiority complex because he knew she wasn't attracted to him after seeing him. Nour is not innocent, but they really ganged up on her when she wasn't that bad... like why did khattab try to talk to her too when there was nothing between them
Perfect assessment imo.
Okay I think you have missed some part of the reunion during filming because I’m choked that you didn’t realise that Nour was being bullied.
All the men except Mohammed in the reunion gang up on her. Ammar told her that nobody would want to be with someone like her so Nour was just defending herself. And Dounia DID say before they meet everybody that she was feeling insecure about how beautiful Nour was.
Sometimes the part you missed change the whole meaning of the interaction.
So Please be careful next time.
Yup I feel they had a blond spot for Chafik and Dounia. Dounia herself admitted that she was nervous about Chafik seeing Nour for the 1st time because she considered Nour such a beauty. And Chafik is the worst of the hypocrites, he was also shaming Karma for chosing dancing over Ammar but he will wear tattoos and piercings and hide them from his grandparents
I found it annoying when Mido said Nour had nothing to offer because during one of their conversations in the pods she got very emotional and talked about helping people in need with her sister…. people be acting like she talks about money 24/7 but that’s not even accurate.
Also hated how all the men were disrespectful towards Nour; there is no excuse for how they behaved towards her and the other women (eg Chafic calling Karma a “crow”).
If I were Dounia I would be so embarrassed for how my fiancé treats other women…
There’s a lot more I could say but my conclusion after watching the reunion is that all those men are dissappointing.
Noor might be actually a very nice person behind the scenes, even Dunya said it in a recent podcast that when camera's are off Noor is kind, and when you go to her socials she keeps sending encourging messages to young girls.
That's very sweet to hear. It does seem like she was building a persona for the show, and was really aware of the camera. To that fact, she did an excellent job, and I hope she uses her platform for good.
@@mitzelx omg you wrote a story you must have a busy life🤣🤣🤣
For me it is the ongoing "slut-shaming" and judgment towards Nour for being "sexy". The guys are obvs into her and cant manage their attraction towards, so they bully her.
Also there is a constant atmosphere of "good behaved girls vs. bad slutty girls" and Nour, Hajar and Karma were clearly lumped (literally even) together as the "slutty/cheap" girls that dont deserve a good husband. that´s why Nour kept on expalinign herself "there is a diefference between a "cheap" gilr and a girl with standards". On the mean side the hypocrisy was just through the roof. And Chafic also many times mentioning "Dounia never had a boyfriend" and what he means is "Dounia is a virgin" in contrast to the "bad girls". This is just one little message, there was so much going on, that I think if you are not from the culture, it is hard to look through. But those guys are bullies, they want "well behaved girls" who are "diplomatic" and "dont dance in a "alluring way" and dont give reason for "jealousy" and meanhwile also look so unrealistically good all the time, but then they dont want to provide financially? lol
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Thank you for your nuanced and thorough description, it hit home for me. Despite us laughing at the asshole men, our final take post show really is that all the men are problematic and we do support the women. Even Mohammed made the “its hard to hear no” comment. You wrapping up and summarizing the mens attacks jives with what we saw. I thought it was nuts when Mido said Karma had to be more diplomatic when she was probably the most diplomatic person Id ever seen on screen. I think with Nour specifically we feel more complicated. In my eyes, Nour describing herself as an anti feminist and a rich person expecting a wealthy standard tipped off my radar and made me less likely to support her. For me, extreme wealth and antifeminism are immoral. So in ways she would be our political enemy.
I dont know where you are or how much you know of conservative US media but it reminds me of a hypothetical. Ann Coulter is a racist, homophobic, islamaphobic, misogynist writer. If someone attacked her in misogynist ways, I might condemn the attack, like we did when the Habibi men attacked Nour’s appearance, but I would never say I support Ann Coulter. I think this same kind of thinking led me to my reaction on the show. I think Nour has problematic views (not as bad as Ann), but the men’s attacks were unwarranted. I hate Ann Coulter for what she’s helped do to my country, but I think Nour has quite a few decent qualities. Im not sure if this clarifies anything but I REALLY appreciate you spurring me to think more about the reunion and this dynamic
@@membriash oh wow i feeling honored for receive that beautiful response. Thank you!
Yes, I do also consider myself a feminist. I am Lebanese-German, as in, I grew up here in EU and have always lived here. I always try to understand my Arab sisters from their point of view. And not having that western passport privilege also plays a role. The thing is we should not forget in many countries, Lebanon included, women by law are not equal. That’s sadly a fact. And considering that our Arab countries are constantly in war, I am not surprised. So the west coming and trying to bomb us into “democracy’” and “women rights” for decades now, is obviously only resulting in the opposite. And on top of that, society has all these informal hypocritical demands on women, as mentioned in my post before. I am not saying Nour is flawless, but I think she hit a nerve for many Arab women, that our men are demanding from us to be “feminists” as in to provide for ourselves and pay our own stuff, but they are 1) not actively changing the laws that are unequal towards women 2) not changing hypocritical values 3) not accepting sexual freedom (e.g. Hajjar and Karma). So, when Nour says I am “anti-feminist” what she actually means “I am anti western feminism that just does not realistically work unless you are a western/white woman” - growing up in both worlds, European and Arab, I can also see the pros and cons of both approaches. Men are still completely in power here, the percentage of women in power is still too weak. Men still own most of the capital, power, and decision making posts. But we are supposed to go 50/50 in hetero relationships… so what I appreciate sometimes in good old Arab values is that men are asked to be responsible, reliable and providing husbands, since it’s the women who carry the babies for 9months, and who provide so much emotional labour also. This new generation of men, that are perfectly portrayed in this season, are a bit “confused”, they want women that look and behave what they believe is western in a way, “educated”, “intellectual”, “diplomatic”, “attractive based on western beauty standards”, “provides for herself” but there will always remain a level of submission, that they should not pass. And us Arab women are understandably revolting against that confused “feminism” . I think we are starting to prefer the traditional provider… as that at least is an honest understanding of things.
@ very well said. The internet is often a bad place but I live for exchanges like this. The anti “western feminism” thing makes a lot of sense. I greatly appreciate your time
@ thank you! It is my pleasure. And I really love watching both of you during my lunch break, when I make myself a snack at my home office. it’s become a little ritual.
Just so you know : Simo said to Chafic "je te pisse à la raie" which means in French "I piss in your ass crack", not in the mouth. Beautiful expression! The whole fight sounded so dramatic in English but really ridiculous in French 😅 I looooooove your videos, thanks for bringing us joy 🧡
Love you two’s energy🙏 Best reaction I’ve seen so far
*They never touched on the girl being rude to the waitress. I feel like that was more important because of how she justified it in her interview after the lunch* 🤗
Let's not forget how *DIRECT* Hannah was😅
yeah that was major red flag to me, I always go by the saying of you date someone and you want to make sure he is a good person look how he/she treats other people.
It’s a little little odd that you guys are so entertained by Simo’s rude behavior, but say that nour shows up badly. One thing that nour has that no one can take away from her is that she was always authentic to who she is. Many of the men as well as I feel were very insecure and who they were and Donia also made very disrespectful and remark to prior to ever talking to her. Donia was extremely insecure and jealous of her, and nour was right to tell her to not be so jealous and insecure. It almost feels like you all were judging her because she’s not someone that you’d be friends with rather than judging her on her actions especially juxtaposed to everyone else on the cast to behaved as badly. If not 10 times is worse, especially the men. (Respectfully. I’m still a huge fan of your reviews ☺️)
The entire cast literally bullied nour the entire time of the show and so for her to come back and have these negative feelings and make these little comments about them is totally justified.
I agree with you. Honestly it felt like the hosts of this video are biased against Nour I wonder why ... the few moments when the man here tries to "defend" Nour his woman here hates on her. So I feel like their bias is driven by her insecurity towards women who are like Nour. But why? Work on your insecurities, you don't need to shine by dimming another woman's light.
Why ? She is so rude bro @@nedoud
@@naira7700 I never said she was perfect but it’s odd to act like simo’s rudeness as a quirk but Nour is a bad person. No one talked to simo the way all the men and women sans hajar and karma who disrespected Nour.
Agreed it's double standards
Im from germany and I’m watching your videos now since 4 or 5 months and I really like your humour and comments. Greetings :)
Heyy ich auch! Deren Videos sind toll!!
I wanted to come up with an authentic german greeting but I haven't learned it in almost 20 years and my ability to speak or recall it is shit. Lol, but love y'all. Looking forward to LIB Germany
Simo is so entertaining man, unhinged as hell
honestly I really enjoyed the videos but what I enjoyed most was the comment section ❤ I love how (at least the conversations I read) were so civil trying to explain, understand and clarify and I love how you guys answer, communicate and connect with others in the comment section. I really wish you and your channel the best 👍💪
I screaaaaamed when I saw you uploded. YES PLEASE❤️
I was waiting for this!!!!
Looooved this reunion! Thank you for covering it ❤
I feel bad for Khatab, Asma seems so fake now. I don’t love Nour, she is just super blunt, but at least seems authentic to her own self. I am team Karma, she was the most real of anyone and because of Ammar forcing everyone to back off of her in the pods he robbed her to find someone else. They both made a mistake for getting engaged with the knowledge of the dancing thing, they both knew they won’t budge. I don’t like controlling men, but this is very much ingrained in their culture. I dated someone from the east and the thing is, even most westernized men there stick to their beliefs on traditional relationships, while women don’t, because they are the ones who would be controlled. It is just what it is. It is not a bad thing, just a massive generalization from my experience so don’t come for me. Everyone should find a partner with whom their value system, future plans and relationship dynamic aligns with, otherwise it will be endless misery. But in that sense, love IS blind, when we are in the heat of the emotions we are willingly looking away from even the possibility that we are not compatible. If love would not be blind, there would be less relationships and less breakups in the world i think:) i love your channel guys, your chemistry is amazing and your opinion is thought provoking❤ i also know it is a safe place for my comments. Since my last breakup I have this overloaded need to share my thoughts everywhere, probably because now I am no longer under control LOL. Sending love from Hungary
this is very insightful!
The "M" in ATM stands for machine, no need to repeat. :)
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Dounia is a pick me she was sitting there enjoying being perceived as a "natural and innocent" girl and had no problem with being used as a talking point for the men to attack nour, there are alot of girls like dounia not just the arabic world but everywhere tbh also did you guys peep chafiq aggressively letting go of her hand idk that gave me the ick and i still don’t understand why chafiq was so pressed about nour tbh he inserted himself in her and mido’s conversation unprovoked
@@SamDo-ip9nx she was one of my faves in the beginning, ever since she freaked out about Nour joining the group on the beach and how she went „are you kidding me!“ when Nour joined later again, and the way she set a tone within the group! everybody was so condescending to her, Asma‘s and Safa‘s fake and forced smiles…I just hate bullies and jealous women!!
@ She’s more mad at nour than chafic and its such a double standard and i get why nour told her to build her self confidence cuz she’s clearly lacking in that department
I love Karma is just so classy!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Yes, there needs to be a Love is Blind-Con, so you can get your moment with Simo! 😂
I enjoyed your outtake and am looking forward to your special surprise episode tomorrow! 😀
Simo needs his own show
I have an Arab friend that was upset that they used a lot of English in this show. Mostly for the fact that they are choosing to speak the language of the people that oppress them. I respect and agree with that, but like you guys said… production’s the one who casted Chafic.
Chafic is close friends with half of the cast of Dubai bling. This cast was full of influencers.
When I heard there was going to be a love is blind arabic, I was excited to see the more conservative aspect of it, but then I saw it was in Dubai... they almost all had tatoos and it's rare to find Arabs with a tatoo...
Please what? Arabs have traditional tattoos
@@Olive_and_Pistachio no we dont , who said that we do ?😂
@@Drft4 we literally do lol. tribal arab women used to tattoo their faces up until very recently.
I love your take on the show😂😂😂 you expressed my opinions competely.❤❤❤ A friend lived in Dubai with her family and says that at work everything was in English but because they didn't speak Arabic they had almost no social life. She says it's a really big deal because of the relationship between countries. So they just spoke Spanish with other immigrants while trying to learn Arabic.
I love your reactions you guys are so sweet and hilarious. And I hope they're will be a season 2 😂♥!
Also to note Arabs think it’s cute and endearing when people have broken Arabic and are trying. It’s more lighthearted and cutesy thing than a jab. I am visiting Egypt right now speaking broken arabic since I’m been living in the US and they love to tease me 😂
❤ these host and hope we get a second season 🙏
This reunion felt like Season 3 of the US version where most of the women and Brennon all ganged up on Cole, but in this case it was most of the men and Dunia against Nour. Many of the men said pretty awful things while Nour seemed to just be getting quips in to not let them get her down.
I do think she wasn't putting anyone down when she said she had two degrees and spoke three languages and was instead trying to prove her worth, but I can see why it can be read that way. I give Nour the benefit of the doubt as her attacks are usually more direct.
She definitely had her fun on the show, but didn't really do anything more than have fun and everyone's reactions spoke more toward their own insecurities which of course Nour found amusing.
Team Karma! best girl let's be honest, educated and beautiful AND respectful!
The women were ganging up on Nour during the show as well. Nour never did anything wrong.
Simo is far from being a bad person. He's just keeping with the pace, while respectful of traditions he was raised with.
Suggestion for what to watch next: Devils Plan. It's South Korean reality game show - celebs & non-celebs have to play different games to stay in the game & also win money for the prize pot! It's super interesting & entertaining, you guys should try it!
We LOVED devil’s plan. I think our first thought after finishing it was “Damn, we should have filmed that” 😂
It was so good!
@@membriashHahahaha! Would have loved to seen you guys react, I was super invested in it🤣
@ if they do a season 2 we are 100% reacting to it
@@membriash It was confirmed they are doing season 2 & I think it's out some time next year (?) ! That's a reaction I'll be really looking forward to!! Also, LOVE watching your videos🫶🏽You guys always make me laugh🤣
I'm happy to see more than 40 minutes!🥰
I loved that there were couples from Dubai Bling at some of the weddings. Such a cool Easter Egg. ❤
there's a great interview of Safa and Mohammed and another of Dounia and Chafic by a good podcaster. Nice to see them outside of the reunion just talking.
Do you mean the one of Hikmat?
@@manemardiros yes
Wartching this before watching the actual reunion
I love that you guys laughed at simo. 😂
If u notice none of the other girls besides hajar got along with nour. she may have played he cards right by remaining calm and gaining support but I think everyone’s overlooking her bad just because she was attacked
Dounia said on a podcast that Nour was very nice to her and they got a long. She said Nour acted a different way the cameras were on and that’s what she didn’t like.
We made it!! Also, you put a new perspective with Ms. Nour. I agree with all of it in regard to Nour.
I cried again with Safa and Mohammad scenes. Take me away.
I also love Simo. Whatever. Love him. Judge me. I’d love a banter with him.
I wasn’t gonna watch Argentina, but I might now. Didn’t watch new season of US at all. Looked unwatchable.
I love it here.
I wonder if during watching next LIB you would pause/rewind the episode from what you missed especially with subtitles and different conversations or aspects is happening while still giving yourself the time to exchange on the scenes you saw? For this LIB, with the multilingual (i appreciate and love that ability of those who could) but it goes fast and so I found myself rewatching the episode of the show once or twice.
They talked about this yesterday, yes, they have been pausing /rewinding, that said that captions are delayed and it's hard to watch, aren't you following the videos?
@@karlaj.4056 My apologies, I might have missed it in this interpretation I did not mean to offend anyone with my comment.Thank you for taking the time to write to me, I appreciate 😊
The internet loves Nour. I do not... Interesting that Safa doesn't stand up for her...
not really her fans are just the loudest because they think they can vicariously live through her, when in reality shes just come on the show for views and more modelling gigs
The way people don't see how blatantly manipulative she's been throughout is astounding. The men were awful to her, but she's not the girly pop queen they're making her out to be. Also, you're right. It's very telling that most of the cast, including Safa, don't really like her.
@mariamsafwat896 But compared to the men, nour wasn't harsh to anyone in the pods. Chafic was the one provoking her after the reveal. She became mean after the pods because everyone was mean to her... I think Chafic, simo and Mido were the one being rude and picking fights. At least Simo was fun, the two others started problems then played the victimes...
@@itachiwife8670 I see where you're coming from and absolutely agree that the guys were being super immature, especially Mido and Chafic.
@@mariamsafwat896 she literally was so rude putting everyone down and flirting with a taken man but everyone just wants a “girl power” moment it’s so simplistic
Lol, I can't judge you for the Simo k1nk, I felt the same way about Leo from LIB US S7, he was my fav because I was sooo entertained by his special brand of t0xic. And ironically, similar to Simo, he was one of the people showing up really well during the reunion and apologizing genuinely.
🩷 team nour! Those “men” are awful.
Love the quotes lol. I found the men to be feckless.
No way, she was mean to girls for no reason just because she wanted the attention of chafic, im team Asma unproblematic didnt act like a pick me like Nour for mens attention still got chosen and liked by the guys who she said no too aswell, khateb mido kareem all wished her well, queen Asma
@@englishbladeNour is the opposite of a pick me
@@mitzelx yup she knows her worth and is aware of her beauty and men hate this
No one has hours to wait for her to get ready. She’s very vain. It’s as though we both watched a different show.
TEAM NOURRR!💖
They were so rude is insane and still flawless!
no she was so mean to dounia randomly, nour is a pick me
@@englishbladehuh???
@@englishbladeI agree!!! Everyone being team nour just because she was attacked na overlooking her flirting, always putting everyone else down, and condescendingly giving advice to dounia is overlooking just bc she seems like a clam feminist icon? It’s easy to choose her side but have some nuance
@@MaryamTayeh-k2c literally its funny seeing feminists fangirling over her whilst she said she hates feminism, Nour was giving side comments to Dounia, speaking about her confidence and telling her to leave Chafic whilst ironically still trying to get Chafics attention and using Mido to get into the resort and see him, once she failed and chafic choose dounia she started her bitchy comments, so I was glad chafic in the reunion told her to stfu with your fake advices
I know girls like her, they yearn for male validation and will bully and be mean to any other girl who gets the mens attention they want
This is the comment I was looking for!! They ganged up against her, she stayed true to herself. ❤
Loved y’alls take on everything this reunion review. 👏👏👏I need to go back and watch the rest of your reactions this season. I watched one here and there. I felt a little nervous to watch them since sometimes people make some generalizations on Arab culture and I was worried y’all would do that. You did not. Thank you for the thoughtful way you look at things. Love you two 😍💕
I know a lot of people are disagreeing with or frustrated with our Nour take but we’re ok with that. What we wouldnt have been ok with is disrespecting a culture we are unfamiliar with, and your comment made our day. 🙂
Most of these people are fairly liberal but still pretty observant. None of the women cover their heads. So the dancing thing seems pretty minor. When I was in Bahrain, women were wearing burkas... women in Iran can be stoned for dancing... it's just a different culture and religion.
how is the dancing minor? just because you dont cover your hair doesnt mean anything goes wtf, why do you guys see the world in such a black and white way, you think just because a Muslim has tattoos or doesnt wear modest clothes theyre okay with having a swingers couple too
I think usually not all women should cover their heads, just the married ones? Not sure though
@@karlaj.4056 Correct, not all cover their heads but its not related to marital status. Sometimes its preference, sometimes its cultural, sometimes its religion. :)
I like your take on Nour. I know the guys were rude and unfair however she was also mean and condescending to other girls. She has a snapchat where she says that girls must wear makeup while out, shave their body hair because it’s gross and that they need fresh pedicure all the time 😅 gives me rich mean girl vibes for sure
@@svi2623 right!! Everyone’s jumping on a bandwagon just because she was attacked by men but she clearly is not innocent and flirted with chafik a taken man, put down all the other girls constantly, came to show the taken men “what they missed” started by condescendingly telling dounia she need confidence etc
28:31 im DYINGGGGG
🤣🤣🤣
I know Nour says she's anti feminist but I feel like she's a feminist in her actions. I think her definition of feminism is wrong. Her not being submissive to men, asking for what she thinks she deserves in an assertive way and supporting her friend who wanted to dance, by telling her she will find a partner that will accept her for who she is, is feminist behavior. I just think she needs to be more instructed in what actually feminism looks like nowadays.
I am late to the conversation but I agree that Safa didn’t look so happy during the reunion. I saw it right away. Chafic gets on my last nerve. He seems very immature and disrespectful, actually most of the men except for Mohammed and Khatab. I don’t even like Nour but in this case she had 4 men barking at her talking about her physique like she wasn’t even in the room and Dounia validating it was the cherry on top. Whatever she responded or acted, she never said anything negative about the guys looks.
I am not team no one, but the fact almost everyone had issues with Nour is enough to say she’s not the angel in this matter. Maybe her attitude/behavior behind the scenes we didn’t know about?
Guys, you are speaking about Amar with all these high opinions about him, you seem to want to be too safe about it. How about the time he told her he expects to have the decisions and she should just say "ok"???? It's not necessary to yell at someone to be toxic and controlling. I would say this demeanor is even more dangerous, saying strong affermations like this with a smile, but very determined tone?! He already showed her how her future life might look like, and I think she was very careful how she responded to him because she understood already the type of man he is. In fact she felt way more free to talk openly in the studio. And I bet he even filtered himself because of the cameras, because at the beginning of the relationship one wants to show up the best qualities, etc.
I don't think they just want different things, I think any women would feel controlled and not free with a man like him.
I hear your perspective and maybe subconsciously youre right but I dont outwardly feel like we are trying to be too safe. We dont personally like Ammar and wouldnt tolerate his behavior on our friend group, much less date him, but he is honest about his behavior. We’ve said it before, I’d 100% rather someone is honest about their awful behavior than think the same thing and lie lie lie to their partner and us. Half the men in US seasons control, abuse, cheat, abandon children, and break the women they date. Ammar, on paper, did none of those things. He said he would control Karma, but he never had the opportunity. He told Karma his plans to, she said “no thankyou” and now shes safe and fine.
I’m honestly glad you guys didn’t see Nour in the simplistic way that everyone is jumping on it shows ur nuance and honesty. Nour was attacked but dounia had reasons for disliking a woman who flirted with her man, clearly was more into him than Mido, put down everyone else the whole time, and starts by condescendingly attacking dounia confidence
i hope both safa and khateb both prioritise less work, i get its a passion but over years all old people say they regret spending less time with loved ones
What if the texts Stephan was exchanging with the mystery lady leaked, and one of their kinks was being offended by Simu. 🤐
The crossover we all needed 😄
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!! lemme watch and see if you become nour stans 🤪
Nope...
guess not🤣 i stand by my girl nour ! 🩷
Fingers crossed 😏
never, mean girl vibe
I appreciate the reunion recap. I appreciate you not showing when they gangup on Nour as it can be a bit TW to my opinion.
I think the angle of viewing Simo helped shape the perspective of this LIB Habibi. Simo made me feel like he was the "redemption Leo in LIB US" arc where you have a positive (smiling and laughing enjoying his part in the show (not all actions). It made me smile whenever you saw Simo on the screen.
I think it is a good reunion because it address similar expectations of what you stated at the beginning of this video and at the end of the recap for episode 9 for the reunion.
the thing is, I think they didn't show that moment when they all bullied Nour because they think that Nour was the one bullying the others. which makes absolutely no sense
Arabic is a holy language in that part of the world. It's the language of the Koran. It isn't really about intelligence. It's a religious thing. It means Chafic is a little less observant.
Very interesting context, thank you for filling us in!
@@havok6280 This comment and your other comment under this video are blatant misinformation. Not sure what your agenda is, but anyways….Arabic is a language, is it holy? no. Does it help to be educated in it, to observe, yes…but then not really cause most muslims worlwide don’t even speak arabic (Indonesis, Malaysia, India etc). koran is in old arabic called „fusha“ and only written and not spoken (except for news anchoring). so we all speak in arabic dialects anyway.
I politely disagree with that. Yes the Quran is in Arabic but there are millions of Muslims that don’t speak Arabic across the globe. Most muslims aren’t Arab but can read it and recite it for prayers. It was light hearted teasing in my opinion. ☮️
@@havok6280 I‘m afraid this comment and the other comment under this video are misinformation. anyways….Arabic is a language, is it holy? no. Does it help to be educated in it, to observe, yes…but then not really cause most muslims worlwide don’t even speak arabic (Indonesis, Malaysia, India etc). koran is in old arabic called fusha and only written and not spoken (except for news anchoring). so we all speak in arabic dialects anyway.
No, I criticise chafic but not for that. It doesn't mean he is less observant. It just means he grew up in environments where Arabic wasn't spoken a lot like Senegal and france. What about Muslims who aren't arab, are they less observant just because they don't speak Arabic, no.
Its Simo's shit-eating grin and delight in his own terribleness. He is not fully serious and it makes him seem less threatening. Still, wouldn't hang out with him.
Great video!
No one likes a lot of people going after 1 person. And especially a group of men after 1 woman. But def don’t like Nours lack of introspection, her talking as others speak, and her general mean girl attitude towards Duona. We get it Nour on think you are prettier than her and could take her man-but it’s a lot to keep going on and on about it.
Hajar was awful to the waitstaff at the resort - I think that is the MOST unbecoming of a person as a whole. Let’s replace the vitriol for Nour w Hajar based off that fact alone. Bye Felicia ! 👋
Hello, can i ask you what was your favorite season of love is blind and from which country of course ?
If Douna and Chafic become the first LIB couple that said no at the altar but stayed together I'll be so happy. Finally, a couple made it work! Still too early to tell though. I found the attacks on Nour for just wanting to stay on the show full of hypocrisy when Mido did the same thing! The only real difference is when he saw her, he liked what she looked like. I knew they wouldn't address this, but I wish they had talked to Mido about his possible inability to have hard conversations. When Asma went to break up with him he talked, wouldn't hear her out, and walked away. When he went to break up with Nour bc he felt like she liked Chafic more, he talked, wouldn't hear her out, and walked away. Two situations don't make a pattern, but I do wish someone talked to him about it.
Nour wanted Chafiq and tries to throw shade on Dounya! I'm so glad you see the same in this interaction as I did, sometimes I think I watched a different show. If Nour was really such a strong woman she wouldn't see the need to attack Dounya.
@@marialetiziadewar9715 exactly!
I just finished watching the reunion then came to watch your reactions.
This was intense. I don't know if my perspective is affected by watching the original and not the dubbing. These are also my initial reactions. Sorry that its so long.
Still love Safa & Mohammad. I appreciate that they were willing to share the issues they experienced and how they dealt with it. Mohammad's reaction to the picture with the pot on his head was hilarious. They're great and I wish them happiness.
Their friendship with Chafiq & Dounia is sweet and I do wish Chafiq and Dounia a happy marriage. They seem to be working out their issues.
I like that Asma and Khattab had good things to say to and about each other.
I'm sad to see that some people came prepared to say hurtful things to others. What Mido said about Nour and how he and Chafiq made fun of her appearance was not acceptable. Nour trying to give Dounia "advice" implying she doesn't have confidence also came from a bad place in my opinion - she should have stuck to responding to Mido, why bring Dounia into the conversation at that point. Nour is still talking in a condescending way to others, which I still don't like, then she kept making comments/digs under her breath. She's not the only pretty & smart woman. The other men shouldn't have jumped in with their comments either. That was too much. None of them come across well in this situation. I'm glad the host (Ilham) put a stop to this and how she did it.
Karma & Ammar come from very different backgrounds and expectations. To me their discussion at the reunion seemed relatively respectful (maybe it just feels that way compared to what happened earlier).
Same with Simo and Hagar - even though they obviously don't get along, there was no fighting.
I'm Arab and I was ok with them talking English & French - more in English as I don't know as much French and needed the English translation. French is more common in Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisa. I only took some French in school. I tend to switch between Arabic and English multiple times while talking (sometimes mid-sentence), and sometimes it will take me a min to remember a word in either language. At first I thought they were joking with Chafiq about the his lack of fluency in Arabic but it did seem to go on a bit long.
Overall, I liked this first season and I hope they do a second season with some tweaks like extending the time after the resort for people with families that live further away.
Thank you for reviewing LIB Habibi and how you dealt with the different topics. This felt like a safe place. ❤
We are team Nour, I completely disagree with your take on Nour!
I think the show gave her a bad cut. Agreed tho, Team Nour!
The only people who have a problem with Nour are people who don't agree with her standards (the men) and people with low self esteem who can't stand her confidence (Dounia).
In this whole conversation only Chafic and Mido went really Low, criticising women looks. Nour was very classy and she's entitled to her standards. People can disagree but they don't have to attack or send subtle jabs at her for it.
They were def rude and were wrong but no you can tell none of the girls get along with her not safa not Asma not dounia etc..regardless she was very rude to dounia first how is everyone overlooking that, and put her down multiple times AND flirted with a taken man
I'm really surprised by your take about Karma and Ammar. ".... and he shouldn't have to settle for her..." . Can you not see he's controlling and has a double standard and he can't even see it? It's okay to criticize that even though it's cultural. It's really a woman's issue here. Any woman he ends up with will be under his control. You should listen to some of the female Arab RUclipsrs critique Ammar and the other men here. You guys seem afraid to want to critique this particular issue when it's really important to do so.
girl bye
@Sjfyy_ okay?
khateb looks good with weight loss, I think or hope when he finds a woman he actually loves he will work less, when someone finds the 1 they will make time, Asma giving it 1/2 months for someone who wont change is actually a long time
Thank you so much for your perspective on Nour‼️ People forgot her actions during the show, just because the men were horrible here. Two things can be true at the same time‼️
I don’t necessarily have a problem with Dounia but i understand why people sided with nour and called dounia a pick me cuz i feel like when nour adressed her it was because she herself said "i’m worried when they see nour" hence the advice on working on her confidence because Dounia was insecure even before she knew they had history with chafiq and was directing all her energy towards nour when she should’ve focused on her partner also there was major pick me energy with her being proud of her "natural" beauty whole time she got fillers so what’s with the fakeness?
Simo reminds me of The Tv mini Series The GodFather. Very bad boy masculine.
karma and ammar not that big deal with me ngl, different lifestyles and values, they will both find their own people, plenty of guys are okay with girls belly dancing and plenty of girls agree woman shouldnt do that
Why the hand bag to the reunion Chafic??? lol
What a season i enjoyed every second of this- hate watching the men, the drama... top tier
If my sister woul decide to become a professional bellydancer, I‘d have a problem with it or at least wish a more modest job for her. I get why Ammar doesn’t wanna see his wife and mother of his kids, dance infront of men lusting over her. 🤔
But it’s a hobby tho…and she explicitly said she doesn’t dance eastern dances in front of an audience and just in the studio
@it seems like there is a translation issue. if you watched in arabic, she said she does all sorts of performances but had no change to bellydance yet, but would absolutely do it (and explicitly said bellydance).
@@ramonaengels9277 Exactly!
I find this video has been another let's hate on Nour for simply being herself. She didn't insult anyone (defended herself without cheap shots) she was confident in her looks that's her choice why hate on her. This video has been another one of those " let's hate on a woman for knowing her worth". Disappointing.
No she was literally rude and said “dounia i have advice for you you need to be more confident” and flirted with a taken man. Yes they were rude to her but it’s not like she is innocent
Lmao, did we watch the same show? She is a certified mean girl, and it's gross
Guyssss please watch LIB argentina 😭
We’re probably posting a side step one off today but we’re also filming Argentina #1 this afternoon. Excited to get back in it 🙂
@@membriash can't wait to see it ❤️
Simo should join you as a guest-host for reviewing LIB Argentina 🤩
And Nour is trolling people, for sure, but in my opinion it's just her way of dealing with the sexist society she lives in... Maybe Dunia annoys her because she conforms to how a woman "should be" according to the patriarchy. Which doesn't justify her behavior, but I would get the frustration...
Asma and Hajar were materialistic, Asma had 3 guys who wanted her and she left all 3, yet notice they only had well wishes for her because she carried herself classy and wasnt rude to the other girls acting like a pick me like Nour, hajar and asma were well loved by the contestants, the real reason Nour was disliked was because Nour was a pick me who was mean to Dounia, making weird comments to try get her to leave Chafic while simultaneously wanting him for herself, I see this in my girl groups all the time and hate it
Okay, raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by Simo Nasrollah… 🙋♀️
hes so funny though, leaving hajar after she said thats her fear had me crying🤣
Team Nour 🌸💕✨ some girls are just big pick me
Mido had practiced what he was going to say to Nour in the mirror since he left the beach. Probably rehearsed it with the guys and it fell flat… lol now he’s the ass. How is it that Nour can say sorry if I’m not laughing and it’s oh see it’s these things that make me it like her but Simo can say I don’t care what you have to say and its funny? IMO Chafic put things in Dounia and Mido’a ear about Nour and that made them not like her. He told Dounia how Nour would flirt with him in the pods making fun of her. But when he talks to Nour he has a smile from ear to ear. He told Mido that he didn’t like her cause she didn’t say hi and how he could do better. Chafic distaste for Nour showed and Mido started to look a her differently.
I’m not choosing teams, but if I did it wouldn’t be Nour. I’d probably pick team Safa.
We’re team Karma honestly. I think 3 of the women did nothing wrong the entire season, and every other person showed some flaws. I cant find a fault in Karma or Safa
@ I like her too. She moves with a lot of grace.
Me too!
whoever is defending Nour and dosent speak arabic please pipe down her way of speaking is so disrespectful ppl even apologising to her is crazy she talks in this belittling tone that cant be translated only us who speak arabic can sense it so no no matter what she deserved every bad comment said to her
I'm an Arab too, and I noticed what you mean, absolutely mean, and degrading the people around her with that tone
Thank you! The only people that understand.
whats Nours obsession with Dounia, the guys are rude to you, Dounias been nothing but nice to that girl, also Nours completely making up a fake persona, you got surgery and youre not Bella Hadid famous as a model, so stop acting like youre million time prettier than all the girls on the show, theyre literally all beautiful, karma, hajar, dounia, safa the female host even all stunning women
I can't form an opinion since i didnt watch the show fully but honestly from what i watched it shocks me that people couldn't recognize Nour's dark energy and covert manipulation and abuse
I cannot agree about Nour
In a American series they only spoke English
The creator of LIB said they won’t be reunions anymore, so this is one of the last
I thought he said there won’t be “after the altar” follow ups anymore, not reunions. Am I wrong?
What?! The whole point of the show is actually watching the reunion 😂
Nour is snake 🐍
Team Nour
thr problem for me is Nour speaks in the third person....shes so arrogant
the fact that alot of them arent even speaking arabic fluently is embarassing, there is no excuse you are a grown man and you are arab why are you not speaking arabic? i was born and raised in the uk all my life and i knew how to speak arabic from the age of 4. I wouldn't make an excuse for them, those stop when you become an adult
nour was ganged up on by people she made enemies with during the show. she wasn’t the best person
FINALLY… the completion of an abysmal season full of false starts, fake relationships and pointless confrontations 😂