Palestinian Refugee Agency: Mohammed Assaf

Mohammed Assaf: After winning the popular contest, singer Mohammed Assaf was named a special ambassador Sunday by the U.N.'s Palestinian refugee agency and the Palestinian president, according to CBC. After the victory, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared the singer an honorary ambassador. "I congratulate the talented singer Mohammed Assaf ... who conveyed the message of the Palestinian people to the Arab nation through his art," Abbas said in a statement distributed by the official Wafa news agency. Gaza singer gives Palestinians a reason to smile The winner of the Arab Idol reality show can't stop adding titles. On Saturday night, Assaf became the first Palestinian to win the Arab world's version of American Idol , setting off wild celebrations across the Palestinian territories. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.