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Zohdy Qadry

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian plastic artist”. Today it says “palestinian painter”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Palestinian plastic artist”. It now reads “Palestinian painter (born 1972)”.
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Zohdy Qadry ( Arabic : زهدي قدري ; born in 1972) is a Palestinian painter. His work is abstract, and thematically linked to Palestinian history. "زهدي قادري - إبداع رابطة الفنانين التشكيليين العرب" [Zahdi Qadri].

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian plastic artist”. Today it says “palestinian painter”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Palestinian plastic artist”. It now reads “Palestinian painter (born 1972)”. Read the current article and compare.
2020Oct '232025
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Then

palestinian plastic artist

Now

palestinian painter

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