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Music - Star and orphan made-good seek song for Mideast children
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Cinema - Philippe Aractingi: ’I wanted to present war differently’ Philippe Aractingi tells David Gritten how he shot ’Under the Bombs’ in the middle of a real conflict.Full Story>> |
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Literature - Rashid al-Daif: More than just words
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Welcome to the world of Rashid al-Daif. Entering this realm is challenging but extremely rewarding. Rashid al-Daif, was born in 1945 in the Northern Lebanese town of Zgharta. Although he has been writing since the age of twenty, it wasn’t...Full Story>> |
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