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Huda’s Salon: a Review

Since nudity is not a central topic in the film, as the writers state, why is the headline Nudity Overshadows Betrayal in ‘Huda’s Salon’ ? Nudity overshadows betrayal is in the Arab critics reviews of the film, not in the film itself.

History as a Witness

While Kurds are talking about "betrayal" and "stab in the back", "Within the first two weeks, most of Iraq's cities and provinces  fell to rebel forces. Participants of the uprising were a diverse mix of ethnic, religious and political affiliations, including military mutineers, Shia Arab  Islamists, Kurdish nationalists , and far-left groups." [sectarianism has been going on since the 7th century?] Read here what the American regime's position was  1991 uprisings in Iraq
"You can spew your visceral hatred for Trump, Farage, Le Pen, Gert Wilders or other far-right “populists” – whom I prefer to call racists –  all you want, but an abandonment of the Syrian people using the age-old adage of “it’s all America’s doing” and absolving the crimes of such people puts you in cahoots with these very same bigots." That father
1. Greece's model of capitalism under oligarchic PASOK. 2. Financial terrorism by the Troika 3. As Yannis Retsis says: "It is a crime." 4. "Tsipras is a traitor", many who voted aganist the bailout and more austerity say . The Greek tragedy ... Update: Forbes.com says that the IMF predicts that unepmloyment in Greece will to 12% by 2040! These are good news for those Greeks who could wait and find a job at the age of 60+.
Bernard: But sometmes, Willy, it's better for a man just to walk away. Willy:     Walk away? Bernard:  That's right. Willy:      But if you can't walk away? Bernard:  I guess that's when it's tough. — Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
"This sad story of betrayal and opportunism by Arab and international Marxists has made Sadiq al-Azm an isolated voice among Marxists who initially were confused about how to respond to the Arab uprising after peaceful protests against Bashar al-Assad started all over Syria and gradually found themselves supporting the brutal regime directly or indirectly." Good-bye Sadiq Jalal al-Azm