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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements

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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements

“We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup,” promoter says.

By Jon Blistein

Palestinians Forgive +$20M in Debt in Grassroots Solidarity Campaign

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Palestinians Forgive +$20M in Debt in Grassroots Solidarity Campaign

Palestinians are forgiving millions in debt as a grassroots solidarity campaign spreads across the West Bank and Gaza.

By Rolling Stone MENA Staff

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Examining the Music Industry’s Pro-Palestine Stance

Salma Awad examines the music industry’s shifting stance on Gaza, and the line between genuine solidarity and performative support.

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In Memory of Sliman Mansour: Without Love, There Is No Belonging

Othman Shahin bids farewell to Sliman Mansour by revisiting the works that shaped how generations of Palestinians saw their homeland.

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Saint Levant’s Afandi Is an Homage to Timeless Arab Pop

On Afandi, Saint Levant revisits classic Arab pop, from Palestinian dabke to Lebanese pop and contemporary raï.

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The Waiting Sentence: Four Stories from the UK’s Asylum System

The UK asylum system keeps young people waiting for papers, work, school, and a future. These four refused to let waiting become their life.

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Tough Love: Shabjdeed, Saint Levant, and Rejecting the Perfect Victim

Shabjdeed's Saint Levant diss exposes the pressure on Palestinians to remain legible and dignified "perfect victims."

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INSEAD, The ‘Business School for the World’ is Facing a Reckoning Over Gaza

INSEAD alumni and students demand divestment and accountability over Gaza, challenging the elite business school's silence.

NEWS

MC ABDUL Drops Gaza-focused Music Video for ‘Wait for Me’

Palestinian rapper MC Abdul turns his new music video for 'Wait For Me' into a chilling meditation on lost childhood in Gaza.

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Meet TÄRA, the ‘Arab&B’ Artist Italy Has No Category For

TÄRA named her own genre, dropped her debut EP on the anniversary of the Nakba, and is making music Italy has no category for.

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Tamer Nafar’s Debut Solo Album Tells Stories of a Palestinian Past and Future

DAM co-founder Tamer Nafar on his debut solo album, fatherhood, grief, and the hip-hop that refuses to stay quiet.

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Microsoft Restructures Israel Operations Amid Military Use Allegations

Microsoft places Israel unit under French oversight amid investigation into Azure-linked military use against Palestinians.