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The Revolutionary Power (and the Limits) of Music in the Muslim World
Oct 05 2022
By Mark Levine, author of We’ll Play Till We Die and Heavy Metal IslamThe video, posted anonymously on Facebook, had only 300 views when I first saw it. The singer wasn’t named, and in fact wasn’t even in the video — the camera stayed steady on the crowd. The words supplied their own visuals: “A
Author spotlight: Nicola Pratt on women’s activism in the Middle East
Oct 13 2020
For this year's virtual MESA conference, UC Press author Nicola Pratt joined us to talk about her book Embodying Geopolitics: Generations of Women's Activism in Egypt, Jordon, and Lebanon and what the West gets wrong about women's activism in the Middle East.Nicola Pratt is Associate Professor o