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Mai Khôi, the former popstar who left Vietnam in order to avoid arrest for her anti-censorship activism, has steadily worked on an autobiographical, multimedia show of songcraft and storytelling since arriving in Pittsburgh.

Mai Khoi, a dissident musician once regarded as Vietnam's Lady Gaga, will present a world premiere performance at Pittsburgh Playhouse.

(JTA) - Gilad Erdan, Israels ambassador to the United Nations, had a message for the actress Emma Watson after an Instagram account in her name

The Harry Potter star posted a picture in solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

The Instagram account for the actress famous for her portrayal of Hermione Granger posted a pro-Palestinian message. But it's unclear if Watson chose it.

British actress and gender equality activist Emma Watson shares a pro-Palestinian cause picture on her Instagram handle

Watson, who played the lead role Hermione Granger in the global franchise, shared an image which read solidarity is a verb, imposed over images of a Palestinian solidarity demonstration, and stated it was a ‘repost from the ‘Bad Activist Collective. ...

Its not clear if the post was written by the actress famous for her portrayal of Hermione Granger.

The British actress Emma Watson dares to celebrate solidarity with Palestinians to her 64 million twitter followers and Israeli officials land on her, with the U.N. ambassador lecturing her about Palestinian terror and another ambassador calling her an antisemite.

4:43 Do Nguyen Mai Khoi gave her new show the ironic title “Bad Activist.” But the Vietnamese celebrity, who’s currently living in self-imposed exile in Pittsburgh, also might have called it “Bad Pop Star.” Mai performs in "Bad Activist." These days, she’s working on her music, studying English, and living with her husband in a house on the North Side courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh’s Scholars at Risk program. But just a few years ago, Mai Khoi, 37, was a star in Vietnam...