Tunisia – Rap Battle
AFP/Arab News, Rap battle — young Tunisians fight stigma with the arts, 17 March 2023 “People … experience violence on a daily basis — some practice it and others...
Syria, Lebanon and Rap
Houda Fansa Jawadi, gal-dem, How protest and resistance in Syria and Lebanon shaped a progressive rap scene, 15 March 2023. Interesting long-read. “… rap has become one of the...
Alaa Abdel-Fattah
Deutesche Welle, Egypt: New push to free activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, 18 March 2023. “The activist and blogger is Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner. Despite a dramatic hunger strike late...
Motawiff
Samir Jeraj, Hyphen, Pilgrims are still fighting for compensation from ill-fated Hajj platform Motawiff, 17 March 2023 “One year after the introduction of the Saudi Arabian government’s chaotic online...