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Items by Adnan Hmidan
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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...
