How the Gnaoua Music Festival Is Making Morocco “African Again”
On January 31, 2017, Morocco re-entered the African Union (AU) after a 33 year absence. “It is so good to be back home, after having been away for too...
July 27th, 2017 
Alexander JusdanisMorocco’s Monarchy Cannot Contain Ongoing Amazigh Protests in the Rif
On October 28, 2016, fish seller Mouhcine Fikri was crushed to death inside a garbage truck in Al Hoceima, a town in Morocco's northern Rif region. Authorities...
July 13th, 2017 
Jesse BrentDropping Beats, Casting Ballots: Music & Messaging in Iranian Politics
One would not normally think of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a country where a rapper’s endorsement makes a difference in elections. But when the...
May 19th, 2017 
Nahid SiamdoustMy Childhood in Iran, Through the Songs of Pink Floyd
On Friday, May 19, Iranians, inside and outside the country, will vote in the Islamic Republic’s 12th presidential election. As with each election in Iran,...
May 18th, 2017 The Nile Project: Advocating Water Accessibility Through Music
This past Saturday, the musical collective, The Nile Project wrapped up its three-month, U.S. tour in front of a packed house in New York. While most audience...
May 3rd, 2017 
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