{"id":23121,"date":"2022-12-21T15:53:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T19:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=23121"},"modified":"2022-12-21T16:21:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:21:49","slug":"mr-omar-kamal-the-palestinian-frank-sinatra-isnt-his-voice-singing-for-christmas-from-east-to-west-heart-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/mr-omar-kamal-the-palestinian-frank-sinatra-isnt-his-voice-singing-for-christmas-from-east-to-west-heart-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Omar Kamal, the Palestinian Frank Sinatra: Isn&#8217;t his voice singing for &#8220;Christmas from East to West&#8221; heart-warming?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-5-1024x627.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23123\" width=\"498\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-5-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-5-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-5-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-5-1200x735.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christmas-5.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 85vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi will always be grateful for her cousin Joumana for making her discover Mr. Omar Kamal, as per one of the older posts shown further below. Since that time, Bambi&#8217;s friend, Jacinthe, became a fan as well. Who knows? Perhaps you are also fond of Mr. Kamal&#8217;s talent [like you, Fatma :)]? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you do not know this incredibly talented musician and singer yet, below you can watch a brief five-year-old <em>France24<\/em> English-speaking interview with him. From it, Bambi learned that he studied engineering in England. He chose a musical career instead. Thank goodness for us!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhow, if she may, Bambi would like to end this brief post by thanking Mr. Omar Kamal for singing for <em>Christmas from East to West<\/em> in both Arabic and English! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Christmas From East To West - Omar Kamal | \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0631\u0628 - \u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0643\u0645\u0627\u0644\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9JFD2UkgW7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Middle East Matters: Meet Omar Kamal, the Palestinian Frank Sinatra\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72oYPqCa3bM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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