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Syrian writer Rasha Abbas and Palestinian artist Muhammad Jabali, in conversation with Diana Abbani, discuss the evolving dynamics and narratives...
Diana Abbani is a writer, translator and historian researching the music and entertainment scenes in the Middle East. She is currently the science communication coordinator for the Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin. Holding a PhD in Arabic studies from Sorbonne University, she has published on Beirut's popular and material culture, the implication of social, political, and technological transformations, and the evolution of music industries and entertainment in Beirut. Some of her research-based articles and essays can be found in Bidayat, Jeem, al-Jumhuriya, The Markaz Review, Megaphone, and Raseef22.
Syrian writer Rasha Abbas and Palestinian artist Muhammad Jabali, in conversation with Diana Abbani, discuss the evolving dynamics and narratives...
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