'Is it worth it?' Syria's Sharaa faces backlash over Missy Elliott performance
Backlash erupts after dancers perform to Missy Elliott’s “Work It,” exposing the tightrope between Sharaa’s outreach to the West and pressure from his Islamist base.
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