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Listening to in Iraq:
“O! Iraq, Toughen Yourself”
Renowned singers Salah Hassan and Nasrat Badr’s song urges Iraqis to stand up and take their rightful place in the world.
Clicking on in
South Africa:
A YouTube clip of reggae singer Ras Dumisani hilariously mangling South Africa’s national anthem at a Springboks rugby match in France. His rendition caused a national scandal, was described as disrespectful and was even blamed for the Boks’ 20-13 defeat by the French.
Reading in Israel:
“The Declaration
of the Moon Rights”
The second novel from Ron Leshem, an Israeli TV executive whose first novel, “If There Is a Paradise,” was adapted into the Academy-Award nominated film “Beaufort.” His new novel is set in Iran.
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