Scout Yacoub Shaheen wins Arab Idol

Yacoub Shaheen, a Scout member of the Palestine Scout Association, an official member of the World Scout Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), was crowned the 4th Arab Idol last Sunday. Congratulations Yacoub!

According to Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith, the Arab Idol is the most watched TV programme across the Middle East and North Africa.

His mother, Norma Shaheen, thanked the crowd after public vote results came in. "Yacoub won with his voice, his education, his good manners, as well as his love for his people, Bethlehem and Palestine," she said.

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