Iraq's 'Arab Idol' captivates nation

People of Iraq get a glimpse of hope amid showering bombs and blistering hatred. An Iraqi girl won an Arab version of "American Idol". Here is a reaction from an Iraqi:

"Her triumph will show the world that Iraqis will still sing despite their wounds," Israa Tariq, a homemaker from Baghdad's al-Ghadeer neighborhood, said before Friday's final episode.

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Iraq's 'Arab Idol' captivates nation