diaspora

Arab Diasporic Music and The Uneasy Performance of Home

The Ambassador's Dilemma

Arab Diasporic Music and The Uneasy Performance of Home

Under the weight of representation and identity politics, Salma Mousa examines the Arab diaspora’s longing for a home that doesn’t exist.

Neon Echoes in Exile: How Iran’s Diaspora Pop Thrived in Tehrangeles

Tehrangeles Revisited

Neon Echoes in Exile: How Iran’s Diaspora Pop Thrived in Tehrangeles

Tehrangeles Vice traces how exiled Iranian musicians in 1980s LA transformed nostalgia, loss, and freedom into lasting pop culture.

By Steven Barrow Barlow

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For Iraqis, The Rise Of “Shaabi” Music On TikTok Drives Diasporic And Generational Divides

As Iraqi “shaabi” music goes viral on TikTok, its relationship with local and diaspora Iraqis comes into focus.

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Diaspora Dance Spaces Provide Healing in Times of Grief. For Some, They Also Raise Questions.

A growing global MENA party scene has become a vital space for some diaspora to find community and solidarity, even as it draws scrutiny over its political role.

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Meet Between East, the Los Angeles-Based Company Bringing Together Creatives From the Middle East and North Africa and its Diaspora

At its annual In Between festival, tastemakers from across creative scenes talked about the thriving representation of the MENA region.