Tag: Benghazi
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Ibn Thabit – Libya
One of the many contributions to the rebellion against the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya has been art, music in particular and hip hop, being an international language of resistance is right at the helm of the uprising. One artist in particular has utilized hip hop to not only express himself artistically but truly
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Libya’s artists: We are the ‘true’ Libya
Libya’s artists: We are the ‘true’ Libya by Reza Sayah It is probably next to impossible to find a city anywhere in the world that is closer to war than Benghazi, Libya. But here, in his cramped, cigarette smoke-filled studio in a former government building in Benghazi, MC Swat, 23, has been writing scathing lyrics about the