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  "ar": "عمر المختار: أسد الصحراء"
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  "ar": "فيلم مصطفى العقاد بطولة أنتوني كوين عن المجاهد الليبي عمر المختار ومقاومته للاستعمار الإيطالي؛ مُنع في إيطاليا لعقود لأنه أظهر وحشية الحملة الفاشية.",
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    "value": "عمر المختار",
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   "imams": "not-applicable"
  },
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  "screen/payitaht-abdulhamid-2017",
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