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Posted in Announcements, Creativity, Middle East, Videos | Tagged justice, kurdish rights, mideast youth, videos | Leave a commentYou might have noticed that we have completely revamped one of our latest projects, Mideast Tunes, which showcases underground musicians throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We’re happy to say that since last week it’s been available as an …
Posted in Announcements, Art, Creativity, Culture, Entertainment, Media, Middle East, Music | Tagged Mideast Tunes, mideastunes, Music | Leave a commentMideast Tunes is a multifaceted platform for underground musicians in the Middle East and North Africa who use music as a tool for social change. Today, we’re extremely pleased to finally unveil the new site and its features. These include: …
Posted in Creativity, Culture, Media, Middle East, Music | Tagged Culture, mideastunes, Music | 2 CommentsWe at Migrant-Rights.org have just released a new video in an effort to continue to spread awareness about the dire situation of migrant/expat workers throughout the Middle East. We have yet to subtitle it to English, but the message remains …
Posted in Activism, Announcements, Awareness, Civil Rights, Creativity, Media, Migrant Workers, Racism | Tagged migrant rights, Migrant Workers, Racism | 1 CommentGod as an old bearded men: For some devout Muslims, a film accused of blasphemy caused angry protests in Tunisia. The riots were directed against a television station that broadcast to the French-Iranian film “Persepolis.” ,and today they hit the …
Posted in Arabs, Art, Censorship, Comics, Creativity, Education, Entertainment, Film, Iran, Tunisia | Tagged Censorship, Tunisia | 3 CommentsTo some people, November 11th, 2011 is yet another regular day that may pass as much as the next one, aside from the funny coincidence that it carries 6 (ones) in it. Well, I beg to differ; for this day …
Posted in Afghanistan, Creativity, Events, Film, Iraq, Youth | Tagged events, Youth | Leave a commentThere comes a time when you get so entrenched in something that the technicalities overwhelm you. You’re laboring to the point where it no longer brings you joy like it once did. It’s no longer fresh or exciting. The moment …
Posted in Creativity, Culture and Society, Middle East, Music | Tagged blood or love, Middle East, Mideast Tunes, mideastunes, Music | Leave a comment[This article first appeared on our other site, Mideast Tunes.] I kinda lucked out with this one. A friend happened to get me into personal contact with Busac of Smouldering In Forgotten for an interview via email. As people know, …
Posted in Bahrain, Creativity, Culture, Music, Youth | Tagged Bahrain, band, Interview, metal, Music | Leave a commentIn a clear statement, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton unequivocally condemned the Iranian regime for it’s persistent persecution of the Baha’i minority in Iran, specifically mentioning the crackdown on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education and the arrest of its leaders earlier this summer. Such statements …
Posted in Baha'is, Civil Rights, Creativity, Education, Events, Iran, Videos, Youth | Leave a commentWe are pleased to announce that Mideast Tunes has officially entered a partnership with Blazetrak, a New York based company that provides direct video access to the world’s top professionals. Bands and artists from the Middle East and Africa are …
Posted in Announcements, Creativity, Culture, Media, Music | Tagged band, hip hop, Mideast Tunes, Music, musician | Leave a comment