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Hanan Kattan

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Hanan Kattan (born 22 May 1962) is a Jordanian-born, British-based film producer of Palestinian origin. She is also co-owner of online marketing agency EBS Digital , multi-media entertainment company Enlightenment Productions and a Palestinian restaurant, Tabun Kitchen. Kattan created Enlightenment Productions and EBS Digital in partnership with Shamim Sarif . Rachel Beebe, "Shamim Sarif and Hanan Kattan.(Q+A)" , Curve , 1 May 2009 – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .1

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jordanian-born

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palestinian-born

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