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Items by Adnan Hmidan
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Jerusalemites really are the salt of the earth
Jerusalemites really are the salt of the earth. Their resilience resembles the robust trees standing at the Damascus Gate to the Old City, as they shout fiercely in front of the houses of Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in protest against the most pernicious occupation on the planet, bare-chested and holding...
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The insignificance of Israeli soldiers has been laid bare
The Jerusalemites’ victory in the Damascus Gate clashes laid bare the insignificance of the Israeli occupation soldiers and their reckless behaviour. This was obvious in the photos and videos showing the confrontations between the heavily armed soldiers and the young Jerusalemites, who stood tall and confronted them bare-chested with...
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Mehmet Bozdag swims against the current
Mehmet Bozdag is a 38-year-old Turkish screenwriter, director and producer. He has become tremendously well-known after producing the widely-celebrated series Ertugrul. Bozdag pays attention to the smallest details in his productions, including the actors’ costumes and the shooting location. At a time when Egyptian drama producers avoided producing series with historical...
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The militarisation of Jordan in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Jordan has taken a number of security and military steps to manage the situation in the country, most notably the National Defence Law. The National Centre for Security and Crises Management has taken on a military character and has become the general...
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Kais Saied and the great calamity in Tunisia
The way that Tunisian President Kais Saied wrote and addressed a letter to the prime minister recently was revealing. He seems to have abandoned his role in leading Tunisia’s diplomacy and outlining the country’s foreign policy, and started to tackle meaningless conflicts and absurdities instead. Meanwhile, Tunisia has never...
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The Tangier tragedy unveils what has been hidden
Around 130 poverty-stricken people were forced to covertly work in a parking lot under a residential building in Tangier, northern Morocco, sewing clothes for international brands. When the level of precipitation slightly increased, the place was flooded with rainwater leading to a short circuit that killed dozens of employees....
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No to diminishing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, nor to compromising on Palestine
Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, has no right to normalise relations with the occupation state that made Jerusalem its capital in exchange for Trump’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. Regardless of the mockery of the recognition and...
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I am Palestinian and I have a dream
Every time I read how Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that came true, to a certain extent, I feel hopeful again that my dream of the return of the desperate Palestinian refugees, scattered in all corners of the world, will eventually come true, so that we can...
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Normalisation has included the deliberate humiliation of the UAE
The roses with which the UAE welcomed the first Israeli aircraft to land in the country of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, who was known for his historic hostility to normalisation, were repaid by Israel’s humiliating investigation and inspection of its Emirati visitors. Whoever understands Netanyahu’s mentality will know...
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Mohamed Ramadan: from ‘Number One’ to the bottom of the pile
Egyptian actor and singer Mohamed went to Dubai to receive the “Best 2020 Series Award” for his successful show “”Al Prince” (“The Prince”), only to return downhearted and stained with the shame of normalisation. Palestine is the paramount cause that honours its defenders and humiliates those who attempt to...
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They banned Friday prayer!
The Authorities in Arab countries, particularly Jordan, the UAE, the Sultanate of Oman and Algeria, have decided to ban the Friday prayer under the pretext of limiting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which I can only consider as an exaggeration! Strikingly, the US and Europe did not ban public...
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Jordan must stand up for Ahlam and Nizar Tamimi
Over the past few days, we have witnessed a momentous Jordanian popular movement in solidarity with the freed prisoner Ahlam Tamimi, for which the Jordanian authorities are under immense pressure from the US. Washington accuses Ahlam of being responsible, in one way or another, for the killing and wounding...
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The late Morsi: From Queen Noor to Adel Imam
On the first anniversary of the death of President Mohamed Morsi, the first civilian-elected president in the history of Egypt, I recall the words of tribute about him. They were not words of praise by those who loved him, or criticism from his opponents, but rather words expressed by...
