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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah - 20 September 2023. A funeral home for the leader of the Lebanese Al-Ashiqeen artistic group, Hussein Al-Mundhir, in the West bank city of Ramallah.

  1. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Atef Abu Seif, Minister of Culture
  2. 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammad Qandah, director of the Al-Istiqlal University Folklore Band.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah - 20 September 2023. A funeral home for the leader of the Lebanese Al-Ashiqeen artistic group, Hussein Al-Mundhir, in the West bank city of Ramallah. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Atef Abu Seif, Minister of Culture 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammad Qandah, director of the Al-Istiqlal University Folklore Band. STORYLINE: Palestinian Ministry of Culture and the General Union of Palestinian Expressive Artists set up a funeral home for the leader of the Al-Ashqeen artistic band, the Lebanese Arab freedom fighter Hussein Al-Mundhir “Abu Ali,” in the city of Ramallah, in honor of him and his role in providing the Palestinian revolution with revolutionary song throughout his career, which extended over dozens of years. The late artist Hussein Al-Mundhir was born in Baalbek. He was a Lebanese artist and the leader of the Palestinian Al-Ashqeen band, which was famous for its Palestinian national and traditional songs. The late Hussein Munther sang for Palestine, putting his vocal fingerprints on more than “300” patriotic songs, and among his most famous songs are: From Acre Prison and a Funeral Came Up, O You Who Rise on the Mountains of Fire, Bear witness, O world, against us and Beirut, and the fire broke out. Minister of Culture Atef Abu Seif said that this funeral home comes as a duty and a right for the Palestinians towards one of the pillars of Palestinian and Arab revolutionary singing. Through his busy career, he formed with his voice and throat a bomb in the face of the occupation, and he formed, with the Lovers Band, a unique phenomenon of its kind, as Palestinian singing could no longer He mentions without him, stressing that remembering him is remembering duty and right and remembering his great role. Footage by / APAwire

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Shadi Hatem
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© APA Images / Shadi Hatem
APA ID
APA-VD-2023-003364
Duration
03:46
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West Bank Ramallah Palestine Israel Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

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Politics Government

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200923 Ramallah APA Palestinian West Bank Prime Minister israel Hussein AlMundhir Atef Abu Seif AlAshiqeen artistic group

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