Author name: Zeina ElDiek

Singing Against Silence: Palestinian Music And It’s Fight Against Occupation

Every Palestinian story is a political act. Edward Said In all kinds of peace and war, music is produced and consumed every day. While the colonizer sings the triumphs of their wins, the colonized sing their hopes for triumph. The difference, however, is that the colonizer always tries to silence the colonized. For Palestinians, this …

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The Amazigh People in Libya: Indigenous Roots and Modern Struggles

In the hills of Jabal Nafusa, the streets of Zuwara, and the oasis towns of Ghadames and Awjila, the Amazigh flag waves once again. For decades, Libya’s indigenous people were silenced under the Arab nationalist regime. Today, they are slowly writing themselves back into the history of Libya. But what does it mean to be …

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