MARIEM HASSAN: MUSIC IS MY WEAPON

ABC Radio National, Summer Features, 11.05am Wed 23 January 2013

“On the 9th of November, 2011, one year after the violent dismantling of a peaceful Saharawi protest which Noam Chomsky calls the beginning of the Arab Spring, Hassan performed for her people in exile. Her intense voice marked the moment in history.

During her visit to the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria, Hassan also launched a weapon – a music school. ….(cont.)
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