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The Syrian contestant Abdel Karim Hamdan sang about the plight of his hometown, Aleppo, on Arab Idol. AFP
The Syrian contestant Abdel Karim Hamdan sang about the plight of his hometown, Aleppo, on Arab Idol. AFPAbdel Karim Hamdan sings about Syria on Arab Idol
A Syrian contestant sings about his homeland on Arab Idol in a heartbreaking rendition of a mawwal.