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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, hands over the election decree to the head of the Central Election Commission Nasser Hanna, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 15, 2021. (Photo: Thaer Ganaim/APA Images)
Over the past week, the streets in Palestine have been buzzing with talk of something that many Palestinians thought might never happen again: elections.
On January 15th Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that presidential and parliamentary elections would be held this spring and summer, 15 years after he was first elected for what was supposed to be a four-year term.
According to Abbas’ presidential decree, elections for the long-defunct Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) will take place on May 22, followed by presidential elections on July 31.
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The online petition for the DJ’s release states that “Abdulhadi and the organizers of the concert may not have realized that this type of music was unsuitable for the site and its historical, religious and cultural associations, yet it remains that the Ministry of Tourism bears full responsibility for taking the decision to allow the concert to take place.”
“Sama Abdulhadi is being made a scapegoat and held accountable for a crime that did not happen and one that she certainly did not commit,” it continued. “We call for her immediate release and respect for cultural and artistic freedom and rights by the Palestinian Authority.”
Published date: 30 December 2020 14:18 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
A dance party on Saturday has caused controversy within Palestinian society, stirring up a heated debate on culture and religion. The uproar came after videos surfaced of partygoers drinking and dancing inside the ancient Muslim holy site of Nabi Musa, believed under Islamic tradition to be the burial place of Moses, in the occupied West Bank.
One video went viral, showing a group of young Palestinian men and women dancing under flashing lights to blasting techno music inside an ancient building at Nabi Musa, located between Jericho and Jerusalem.
Palestinian security forces have arrested popular Palestinian DJ Sama Abdulhadi in Ramallah for playing at the Christmas rave party in Nebi Musa Mosque.
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By Tala Halawa
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image captionSamaa Abdulhadi said she had the necessary permits from the ministry of tourism for the event
Activists and human rights groups are calling on the Palestinian Authority to release Samaa Abdulhadi, a DJ known as the Palestinian techno queen .
Abdulhadi was detained on Sunday after she organised an event at Nabi Musa in the West Bank, where an Islamic shrine, a mosque and a hostel are located.
She said she had the necessary permits from the ministry of tourism to shoot a film that included techno party scenes.
But some religious Palestinian Muslims said the event was disrespectful .