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On a football pitch laid out with red rugs, Moroccan superstar Manal<\/span> returns after her maternity leave, stepping into a new era with this message: she will make no more time for people who don\u2019t deserve it.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cT<\/span>hey played the game and lost, we gave ’em a red card\/ Oh, what a shame\/ They’re dead and gone\/ They’re dying of spite,<\/span>\u201d she sings in Darija over the syncopated beats and energetic melodies of ra\u00ef. \u201cWe’ve got class, we’ve got style\/ And anyone who messes up gets a red card<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Manal is not only addressing \u201cthe haters,\u201d she\u2019s warning everyone: the music industry, friends, and even family. In the West, one might label such a song \u201cunapologetic.\u201d In North Africa, where family is, in Manal\u2019s words, \u201calmost worshipped,\u201d it\u2019s controversial to say the least. <\/p>\n \n