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Angelina Jolie' of Kurdistan dies while battling ISIS: Woman fighter resembling Hollywood superstar is killed during clash with jihadists in Syria

Details: Published on Wednesday, 07 September 2016 16:59; Written by Daily mail

A woman fighter dubbed the 'Kurdish Angelina Jolie' for her resemblance to the Hollywood superstar has died fighting ISIS, it has been claimed.Asia Ramazan Antar was among the ranks of the all-female Women's Protection Units - a Kurdish group battling ISIS near Syria's border with Turkey.But reports have emerged that the 22-year-old brunette has been killed in a fierce clash with the terror network in northern Syria. She is said to have been involved in a number of key battles with ISIS in northern Syria before she was killed.A message on the 'We want Freedom for Kurdistan' Facebook page said she was 'martyred in a battle against Daesh'.Her death has yet to be independently verified while some reports claim she was killed during a clash between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition.According to Iran Front Page, Antar was a 'renowned' Kurdish fighter. The Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) is an all-female branch of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), who fight ISIS in the Kurdish areas of Iraq and Syria. The YPG has some 50,000 fighters, 20 per cent of whom are women, and their militia units, which is mainly made up by Kurds, have played a major role in fighting the extremists away from the Turkish border.

source: Daily mail

This Scottish Woman Is Basically Angelina Jolie's Twin

Details: Published on Monday, 06 June 2016 03:23; Written by Glamour

The world has admired Angelina Jolie's striking looks for pretty much forever, so the fact that there's another woman out there who looks almost exactly like her? We can barely handle so much gorgeous in the world.Jolie's stunning doppelganger is Chelsea Marr from Aberdeen, Scotland, and she's achieved internet fame because of her resemblance to the Oscar-winning actress. Case in point: Her Instagram account has more than 113,000 followers—and a quick scroll through it is enough to make even the most devoted Angelina fans question which woman is which. Crazy, right? Back in August 2015, Marr wrote a lengthy post on Facebook responding to her look-alike status. "I don't really see the resemblance myself to be honest," she wrote. "I just see the imperfections in the mirror like most girls do, nor did I post these pictures so I didn't expect all of this to happen so out of the blue too. Despite what the articles say I am not a model I work for an oil and gas recruitment company as an Operations Manager in the city so trying to get work done with all of this has been a bit of a strain as you can imagine." Marr also said that she has had surgery on her nose (for complications from a childhood accident), a breast augmentation, and lip fillers, but not with the intention of looking like anyone else.But being known for looking just like one of the most beautiful women in the world? Not too bad. Now where's a Brad Pitt doppelganger?

source: Glamour

This Model's Resemblance to Angelina Jolie Will Blow Your Mind

Details: Published on Friday, 15 April 2016 04:06; Written by Popwirez

Chances are, model Mara Teigen looks very familiar to you. As far as we know, she’s not related to Chrissy Teigen, but like her, she has some impressive credentials to her name. You’ve seen her in advertisements for Milani Cosmetics and Frankie’s Bikinis. However, there’s a good chance you know Mara from Kylie Jenner’s confusing lip gloss commercial — she was one of the foxy felons.A closer look at her Instagram led to another revelation: she looks just like Angelina Jolie (and we think Mara thinks she does, too)! She’s not the Academy Award winner’s first doppelgänger, but the resemblance is truly striking all the same.The model’s light eyes are framed by winged-out lashes that closely mirror Angelina’s, and they have the same forehead and pillowy pout. Mara especially likes to accentuate hers with Kylie Lip Kits. Read on, and prepare to see double.

source: Popwirez

Angelina Jolie is better than her Arab counterparts according to infamous Jordanian cartoonist

Details: Published on Friday, 25 March 2016 07:37; Written by Albawaba

Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj, famous for his spot-on satirical political and social cartoons, criticised Arab artists in a new doodle this week.The cartoon was inspired by Hollywood starlet and humanitarian Angelina Jolie's visit to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Turkey, which marked the fifth anniversary of the tragic Syrian War.Hajjaj's drawing compared a what he portrayed as a "humble" Angelina and her efforts for a better world, to a "shallow, fame-crazed" Arab singer.However, the infamous cartoonist's caricature, titled "Angelina Jolie," wasn't quite accurate.The caption above the award-winning actress's drawing reads, "Angelina Jolie lives through refugees' suffering." The second caption reads, "Meanwhile, an Arab singer lives in a crazy people's world."t's easy to criticise Arab celebrities for their lack of involvement in international human rights issues, but it doesn't make it fair for Hajjaj to make such a comparison. While the brilliance of Jolie's humanitarian work cannot be disputed, let's not forget that she is an international figure with an overflow of high-profile contacts and access to resources that have allowed her to carry out this type of work for many years now. Hajjaj, don't overlook your local talents' charitable gestures while turning a blind eye to the dozens of Western celebs whose only concern is cash in on their fame.If you're happy to sing Jolie's praises, don't ignore the Arab artists who are doing their fair share as UN Goodwill Ambassadors, such as Lebanese starlet Nancy Ajram, Palestinian superstar Mohammed Assaf, Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama and Tunisian actress Hend Sabry.

source: Albawaba

The Craft could have starred Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Alicia Silverstone

Details: Published on Saturday, 21 May 2016 14:43; Written by Entertainment Weekly

A very different group of girls could’ve been the ones to play light as a feather, stiff as a board in The Craft.To celebrate The Craft’s 20th anniversary, The Huffington Post assembled some of the film’s cast and crew for an oral history of the cult classic. One of those people was casting director Pam Dixon, who spoke about the many, many actresses she screen tested to fill out The Craft’s collection of weirdos — including a few famous faces.“We did these tests, and we tested a lot of girls, some of whom have become really well-known,” Dixon told The Huffington Post. “We actually had a hold on somebody that we had to let go because she got offered another film, and we didn’t know if the movie was really happening. That girl was Angelina Jolie. She did Foxfire instead. Another person who came in was Scarlett Johansson, who was just 12 at the time. The other girl was Alicia Silverstone. This would have been ’95. She had just shot Clueless, but it had not come out. Alicia also got something between the time that we read them and the time we were really going to make the movie, so we couldn’t pick her up either and she went to do something else. They were all really for Sarah.”
Instead, the role of Sarah went to Robin Tunney, with Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk, and Rachel True rounding out the coven.Producer Doug Wick also gave an update on the upcoming sequel, which Sony Pictures first announced last year, with horror director Leigh Janiak set to direct.“It’s not so much a remake — it’s sort of saying young women exploring their power, what would that be like right now?” Wick explained. “Obviously it’s an incredibly relevant, exciting subject, so we hired a really great female writer/director, Leigh Janiak, who also has a talented writing partner. We were only going to explore it if there was an exciting way to go, and they came in with [something] very fresh — a new group of girls, much more of this era, who begin some explorations with power that they don’t understand. They had just incredibly compelling ideas for a way to make a new, exciting, surprising movie for teenage girls.”!

source: Entertainment Weekly

Boxer Zarina Tsoloeva constantly mistaken for Angelina Jolie

Details: Published on Saturday, 02 April 2016 13:28; Written by News

BOXER Zarina Tsoloeva is proving to be a real knockout — as fans are dazed by her resemblance to Angelina Jolie.Khazakhstan-born Zarina, 22, bears a striking resemblance to the Hollywood beauty.And the national bronze medallist — who has been acclaimed as an up-and-coming talent in the world of women’s boxing — said she was surprised but flattered to be compared to the actress, who is married to Brad Pitt.The south-paw said: “I won’t lie, I love this actress and am amazed by her beauty.“The whole world tries to imitate her looks, but I do not think we look similar. Maybe some features are more or less like hers, but we definitely look different.”Zarina, whose favourite Angelina Jolie movie is Mr and Mrs Smith, admits her family were sceptical when she first took up boxing.But she proved them wrong by winning her bronze medal in the Kazakh national championships — losing in the semi-finals to the eventual winner — and is now hoping to compete in the Rio Olympics this summer.Her coach Alexander Vistoskiy remembers his first meeting with the talented athlete.He said: “I asked her to do a couple of hits. Immediately I realised that she is an incredible talent. In five minutes, she learned as much as most people would learn in a year.” Women were allowed to competitively box for the first time at the Olympics during the 2012 London Olympics, producing the world’s first 12 female Olympic medallist boxers.

source: News

Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley to take on Angelina Jolie’s Lara Croft role?

Details: Published on Saturday, 12 March 2016 13:05; Written by Hindustan Times

Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley is reportedly in the running to take on the role of Lara Croft, based on the popular video game series, taking over from Angelina Jolie.Daisy, 23, was picked out of virtual obscurity to star as Rey in the Star Wars and now she is being eyed for the action role made famous by Angelina Jolie in the early 2000s, reported Deadline.Movie executives at Warner Bros and MGM are relaunching the franchise, based on the popular video game series, and are reportedly looking at a number of actresses.“The latest adaptation, which has been in development for several years, received a jolt of adrenaline when the video game series was rebooted by game developer Square Enix with 2013’s Tomb Raider, which depicted Croft’s first adventure as an archaeology student, and follow-up Rise Of The Tomb Raider. That younger take on the character’s origin and path to derring-do are believed to have given the film’s producers some creative guidance,” reports Deadline.The reboot has reportedly been in the works for several years, although it is unclear when the movie is slated to begin filming as the production is in its very early stages.It is tentatively slated for a 2017 release with Norwegian director Roar Uthaug at the helm.

source: Hindustan Times