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Published on: 1 July 2020

Written by: Romilly Blitz All articles by Romilly Blitz

K-pop fans showed how impactful they can be when they upstaged Trump. They now need to turn their attention to the...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 17 December 2019

Written by: Tugrul Mende All articles by Tugrul Mende

Emel Mathlouthi’s new album is the soundtrack of the apocalypse.

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 11 June 2019

Written by: Tugrul Mende All articles by Tugrul Mende

Jowan Safadi’s music is an important addition to the Palestinian music scene as a whole, making it a lot more...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 30 June 2017

Written by: Bahzad Hammo All articles by Bahzad Hammo

Music has shaped the social engineering of the entire Kurdish community, be it in Turkey and Syria to the swathes of...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 24 May 2015

Written by: Rachida Lamri All articles by Rachida Lamri

The history of Algerian Diwane is as rich as the musical tradition itself. Gaâda Diwane de Béchar are playing at...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 19 December 2014

Written by: Sarah Carr All articles by Sarah Carr

The development of Egypt's military-brand nationalism over the past year can be traced in a series of formulaic,...

Why was a warlord allowed to sue a British journalist?