<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Lebanese artist Nicolas Mouawad sparked controversy with his statements in which he talked about the return of artist Fadl Shaker to the artistic scene again after a period of absence due to accusations of crimes he committed against the Lebanese army.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Nicolas Mouawad criticizes Fadl Shaker's return</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:555/933;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/24237147-a840-4f68-be1f-b1450393e468.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In a series of posts on his Instagram story, Nicolas Mouawad expressed his refusal to give Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker a second chance due to the accusations that have surrounded him recently, commenting: "A second chance is not given to someone who carried a weapon against the army. A second chance is given to someone who has been tried, held accountable, and repented. In another country, someone like him would be repressed in prison, not releasing albums."</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nicolas Mouawad's post, in which he hinted at Fadl Shaker's return to singing, led to a wave of harsh criticism and violent attacks.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Nicolas Mouawad apologizes for his statements</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1330/644;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9793b00c-3ba2-4c88-af2f-8be442a5e202.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nicola reconsidered his stance on artist Fadl Shaker, especially after a journalist contacted him and explained the situation to him. He emphasized that his statement was not intended to be a trend, especially since that is not his nature, but rather stemmed from his jealousy and love for his country.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nicolas Mouawad wrote on his social media page, apologizing for the way he spoke, especially since the information he had was not complete, "I don't want to claim that I know exactly what happened, and I don't know who knows exactly what happened." </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:992/558;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/5a02e0eb-3051-43fc-bc4f-904b6af07664.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nicolas Mouawad stressed that if a small percentage of the information he has is wrong, then this requires an apology, commenting: “But what I know is that if there is even 1%, what I received was wrong. I apologize because neither God nor my conscience will accept what I said.” He concluded his post by stressing that God is the examiner of hearts and intentions, commenting: “God gives each person according to his intentions and heart.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Nicolas Mouawad is a father for the second time</span> </h4><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1920/1280;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c1fdeb3d-a680-4ae4-bf23-2eb146fbd1d5.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On the other hand, the Lebanese artist is anticipating the imminent arrival of his second child. Nicolas Mouawad revealed the gender of his second child at a small celebration for him, his wife, and their daughter, announcing that their second child will be a boy.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nicolas Mouawad posted a video on his personal page revealing the moment they learned the baby's gender, with laughter mingling with tears of joy between Nicolas and his wife.</p>