Wikipedia's first sentence called it “university teacher and author with a focus on modern arabic”. Today it says “university professor and author with a focus on modern arabic ature and films created by palestinian people who”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Refqa Abu-Remaileh ( Arabic : رفقة أبو رميلة ; born in Amman , Jordan ) is a university teacher and author with a focus on Modern Arabic literature and film studies . Since 2020, she is associate professor in the department for Semitic and Arabic Studies at the Free University of Berlin , Germany. She is mainly known for her publications on the literature and films created by Palestinian people who often live as refugees and exiles, both in the Middle East and the world-wide Palestinian diaspora .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
University lecturer and author Refqa Abu-Remaileh ( ; born in Amman , Jordan ) is a university teacher and author with a focus on Modern Arabic literature and film studies . Since 2020, she is associate professor in the department for Semitic and Arabic Studies at the Free University of Berlin , Germany. She is mainly known for her publications on the literature and films created by Palestinian people who often live as refugees and exiles, both in the Middle East and the world-wide Palestinian diaspora .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “university teacher and author with a focus on modern arabic”. Today it says “university professor and author with a focus on modern arabic ature and films created by palestinian people who”. Read the current article and compare.
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university teacher and author with a focus on modern arabic
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university professor and author with a focus on modern arabic ature and films created by palestinian people who
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