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Why was Emel Mathlouthi's Tunisia show cancelled?
Since the Arab Spring, the Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi, has been one of the major voices of the middle east.
Just this week, she had an appearance at a festival in Tunisia cancelled, allegedly because she performed in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, as well as in Bethlehem and Ramallah, both in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The Tunisian government did not respond to requests for an interview on the matter.
Newshour's Owen Bennett-Jones asked her why her concert was cancelled.
(Image: Emel Mathlouthi, Credit: AFP)
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