The Latest Joke — Said Freiha a Musician?!

On the eve of July 31 last we were among the temples of Baalbek, listening to the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra play a concerto by the Lebanese composer Anis Fuleihan. When it ended, a storm of applause thundered through the hall, and the audience began calling for Fuleihan to mount the platform, repeating his name...

And I heard a "Baalbek" lady sitting in front of me say to her companion in astonishment:

"I never knew Said Freiha made music!!"