Lina Shaikhouni

Lina Shaikhouni is currently finishing a Master's degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Her research focuses on the internal socio-political dynamics in the context of several Middle Eastern countries. Lina is also a collaborator on Jadaliyya's Syria page.

A third perspective: Stronghold Sound’s new hip hop album, Khat Thalet, reviewed

The lyrics are all in colloquial Arabic, with artists using different dialects and referring to idioms, metaphors, and historical events from a variety of socio-political contexts, targeting Arabic-speaking communities from North Africa to the Gulf.

By Lina Shaikhouni

/ 13 Mar 2013