Voices

In a first for what some call “world music,” a new album featuring Moroccan Sufi music, reflecting a spiritual dimension of Islam, is being released this month.

With a new musical experiment he calls Frigya, percussionist Imed Alibi explores his world from a fresh perspective.

Despite difficulties, a pioneering magazine based in Benghazi is using Japanese art as a medium to share a creative message of hope and empowerment with communities throughout Libya.

Maya Terro represents a n...

Despite the challenges that young human rights activist Mahmoud Abugrin faces in achieving his dreams in Libya, he refuses to give up. He will never forsake the hopes of other young people in Libya — and beyond -- to live in a better world.

Young Moroccan artist Zainab Fasiki advocates for gender equality by illustrating women’s lives and bodies, uncensored and unashamed. Her critics are harsh, but her work has found support in a country slowly recognizing women’s rights.

Amin was considered to be one of the twentieth century’s most influential neo-Marxist development theorists, who wrote extensively about the relationship between imperialism, capitalism, and globalization.

“When I was a child my mother told me I was a Palestinian, but the whole world told me I was a refugee. I used to ask myself: ‘what am I?’” [1] ~ Naji al-Ali

Edward Said rose to prominence and came to international fame following his ground-breaking contributions in the field of postcolonial studies. He is deservedly recognized as the father of postcolonialism, having presented theories that still exert influence on scholars worldwide.

After winning the Michigan Democratic primary on Tuesday, former state representative Rashida Tlaib, is expected to win November’s midterm election for a two-year term that will begin in January 2019.