Then she wore this costume supposedly touting co-existence, however with a notable (Jewish) omission:
not that carrying a costume implying Jerusalem is “Palestine” was applicable to start with.
The primary-ever Miss Palestine contestant within the Miss Universe pageant married the son of Hamas’ most-wanted prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, and even named a baby after him, The Publish has realized.
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Strutting by preliminary rounds forward of the pending pageant, Ayoub has saved most of her private life beneath wraps — till now.
Years-old screenshots and social media posts obtained by The Publish present she took pains to cover that she was as soon as married to Sharaf Barghouti — son of the notorious Fatah chief serving 5 life sentences in Israel for orchestrating terror assaults that killed 5 individuals in 2001 and 2002.
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Social media posts present Ayoub tied the knot with Sharaf Barghouti in 2016, later welcoming a son named Marwan three years later — seemingly in tribute to the convicted killer.
Nonetheless, it’s unclear if the pair stays married. A member of the family reached for remark confirmed to The Publish that the 2 had been married, however denied data of their present standing.
Photographs reviewed by The Publish present the wonder queen cozying up along with her husband and posing alongside Barghouti’s spouse, Fadwa — a outstanding Fatah determine herself. She additionally seems in photographs printed by Palestinian outlet Panet.il with Fadwa and different members of the Barghouti clan.
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She is a self-proclaimed health teacher, and an investigation by The Publish revealed she taught exercise courses on the Ramallah-based health club “IQ Fitness,” which is owned by Qassam Barghouthi, one other of the convicted terrorist’s sons who additionally frolicked in Israeli jail earlier than he was acquitted of finishing up an ambush and 4 tried killings.
There a many photographs of Ayoub on the health club’s Instagram and Fb pages, with not less than one submit referring to her as “Nadeen Barghouti.”
Her present verified account related along with her Miss Palestine title, @nadeen.m.ayoub, nonetheless adopted one of many non-public pages linked to her since-deleted posts as of final week. Nonetheless, that modified after The Publish reached out to the verified account for remark.
Not the whole lot vanished. In a still-public 2016 submit, a relative congratulated her marriage: “Congrats to Nadeen Ayoub on her marriage, love you,” wrote her sister, Zina Ayoub.
In one other still-online submit from Oct. 30, 2019, an obvious Barghouti member of the family posted a photograph of a child apparently named “Marwan Sharaf Marwan Al-Barghouti,” tagging Ayoub and husband Sharaf.
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Ayoub competed in a distinct pageant — Miss Earth — in 2022, however claimed she postponed plans to go to Miss Universe after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror assault by Hamas, she advised The Nationwide.
Regardless of her ineligibility, Ayoub positioned as second runner-up within the 2022 pageant, profitable the “Miss Earth-Water” title. A consultant for the pageant didn’t instantly reply to The Publish’s request for remark.
“We had the Miss Palestine magnificence competitors and I received the title,” mentioned Ayoub within the September 2022 interview posted to YouTube. “There hasn’t been one other Miss Palestine since 2022, as a result of genocide … I wished to focus extra on staying behind the scenes as a result of the highlight was presupposed to be on the individuals in Palestine who’re struggling, moderately than me.”
Ayoub’s reference to “genocide” in Gaza has prompted outrage in Israel and amongst its supporters.
So neglect the side-eye – the actual story is the terror-tie. Nadeen Ayoub introduced a doctored video, propaganda costume, and a résumé that comes with extra Barghoutis than a Ramallah household reunion.
Miss Universe contestants often conceal dangerous hair days. Nadeen Ayoub tried to cover a whole Barghouti. Type of just like the “hunger-striking” Marwan Barghouti tried to hide that snack in jail.