In Popular Culture
- His rendition of the song "Oh My Father, I Am Yusif" (in Arabic Ana Yousef, ya Abi) was included in the 2010 album Listen to the Banned. The song had created controversy and its banning demanded by some Muslim groups after accusing Khalife of insulting religious values by including a two-line verse from a chapter of the Qur'an in the song.
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