Tuareg Rock
The unexpected popularity of British rock band, Dire Straits, among North Africa's Tuareg communities.
The unexpected popularity of British rock band, Dire Straits, among North Africa's Tuareg communities.
Since 1999, Contreras has documented, via documentary films, radio programs and photographs, dramatic changes to the Sahara.
Salafist fighters burn hundreds of rare manuscripts, some unique and centuries old, before leaving Timbuktu to French paratroopers.
Foreign journalists would do well to get their heads around Mali’s crisis, because all signs are that it will be around for a while.
Feit, an American photographer, makes portraits or takes pictures of things she finds interesting and that aren't really applicable to an assignment she's on.
The rebels--that is, the MNLA and their disavowed and dangerous allies--hold Mali hostage.
Historian Greg Mann is not a big fan of Tuareg group, Tinariwen. The music is alright, he agrees, but the politics is rancid.
Tuareg musicians Tinariwen, on tour in Europe these days, spent some time in Belgium this weekend.
The idea that because the coup happened, it's no longer worth taking positions on it is wrong-headed and dangerous. We should ask why, and why now.
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