Tag: Palestinian people

  • Mohammed Assaf Wins Arab Idol – Palestine Rejoices

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    Congratulations Mohammed Assaf on a well deserved win!!! Here’s a little background from CNN on Assaf ‘s story and the reaction in the region to his win: Relatedarticles Hero’s welcome in Gaza for ‘Arab Idol’ winner (radionz.co.nz) Gaza welcomes Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf (arunbabyveranakunnel.wordpress.com) Palestinian cities celebrate as Gazan singer Mohammed Assaf wins Arab Idol…

  • Canadian visa refusal for Palestinian poet overturned after social media campaign

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    A social media victory is being claimed on behalf of the leading Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan after his visa to enter Canada to attend a prestigious poetry award ceremony – initially denied – was granted on Thursday. Zaqtan was shortlisted for the C$65,000 (£41,000) Griffin poetry prize in April for his 10th collection Like a Straw Bird It Follows…

  • Truly Inspiring

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    Mohammed Assaf managed to get past all the roadblocks and barriers to make it to the first stage of Arab Idol’s competition in Cairo. From a Gaza refugee camp, he eventually had to climb over the walls of the compound where the auditions were taking place because he arrived too late. Once inside, without a…