Meet A-WA, the 3 sisters of a hot Yemeni electro-hip hop band and free yo mind with a selection of alternative tunes from the Shtetl bondage and slavery Passover playlist. The rest…will follow.
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In a field beyond where the politicians are…meet Lucy and Amr. An Israeli and Palestinian share their take on living in this little spot of earth together.
Meet Ronny Edry, creator of the Israel Loves Iran campaign. Celebrate Purim with Shtetl in the Middle East at the tent city protest and in a local Iranian restaurant. Lots of music and pre-election reflections.
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Tagged Iran, Israel, Israel Loves Iran, Israeli elections, Netanyahu, Occupy Wallstreet, Palestine, Persia, protests, Purim, Ronny Edry
Jews singing Arabic. Arabs singing Hebrew. Right wing religious man joining Arab-Jewish party. Moroccan music royalty. Avrum Burg, Sami Elmaghribi and lots of music on this episode of Shtetl.
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Tagged Andalouse, Arabic, Arabs, Avrum Burg, Israaeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel, Israeli elections, Montreal, Morocco, Palestine, Samy Elmaghribi, Zionism
Walls. Walls. Walls. Karam Dadu is gay and Arab in Tel Aviv. Mark Thomas walked the entire separation wall. Transgender author Yiscah Smith now prays on the woman’s side of the Western Wall. Shtetl Middle East.
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Tagged Arab, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem, Jewish, Karam Dadu, LGBTQ, Mark Thomas, Palestine, Ramallah, transgender, Women of the Wall, Yiscah Smith
Fellow audio travelers, scroll down and click on the play button to hear the 1st episode of Shtetl from the Middle East. Whether it’s a state of mind, or Ethiopian Jews coming en masse to Jerusalem, or Netanyahu inviting all …
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Tagged Asaf Smilan, Charlie Hebdo, Ethiopia, France, Gili Yalo, Israel, music, Netanyahu, Palestine, reggae, Tel-Aviv, Zionism, Zvuloon Dub System
Shtetl Special: Justin Trudeau on Chanukah and the oil sands. Manishtana on being Black &Jewish and on Ferguson. Plus, a cross-Canada road tripped fueled entirely by veggie oil. Happy Chanukah!! Let there be (environmentally friendly sources of) light.
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Tagged Canada, Chanukah, environment, Ferguson, Justin Trudeau, Manishtana, oil, oil sands, race, The Good Neighbour
The Wandering Muse explores what it means to be Jewish through the lens of some of the most eclectic and talented Jewish musicians today.
Talking feminism on Shtetl. Women and video games, Gamergate and a new student-run Muslim-Jewish Feminist Alliance at Concordia University.