Daily Archives: April 28, 2012

A Separation

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Molly Rubin

Cultural diplomacy has often been ignored as a salient form of political diplomacy. Currently, we are seeing a change in the practice of Arabic cultural diplomacy as it expands to include media that is not state-affiliated and creative projects that … Continue reading →

Posted in Theatre & Film | 3 Comments

IAM and French/Arabic Hip-Hop

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Molly Rubin

I spent the second half of last year living in France and was surprised by the prevalence of Arabic identity within French pop culture. In France, Arabs from northern African are known as “Maghrebs.” IAM is one of the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Algeria, Music & Oral Performance, North Africa | 1 Comment