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stillorbitingu · 2 years
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Vocabulary, Safia Elhillo
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zegalba · 2 months
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Fairouz by the Giza Pyramids (1989)
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haveyouheardthisband · 5 months
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kawaiixchaotic · 5 months
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i have been crying about this for days. the arabic language is so beautiful. i am both thankful to this artist for sharing this gorgeous song with us, and torn to pieces thinking about how much pain she must be in watching her home get destroyed and her people suffer.
she mentions sending peace on an olive branch. edit: "olive" means zaytun (زيتون) watch out for this word if you read/see/hear Palestinian art, the cultural context will help you understand the message more. besides the olive branch being a well known symbol for peace (it's even on the United States dollar AND the United States Seal) there is a rich historical and cultural context behind this lyric. for those who don't know, Palestine has been known for its olive trees for millennia. some of the oldest living olive trees in the entire world are in Palestine (although i really don't know if they are still standing at this moment). olives are well-loved and crucial to Palestinian cuisine, as well as being a major source of income, since many Palestinians are olive farmers and have been for generations. a symbol for peace, harmony, friendship, resilience, and perserverance, the olive tree represents Palestinian spirit, and olive leaf patterns are also featured on the Palestinian keffiyeh.
there is another lyric where she says "in the land of peace, peace is dead." one english transliteration of this arabic phrase is "fi 'ard alsalam mat alsalam" with 'ard (أرض) meaning land/earth, al-salam or more commonly salam (سلام) meaning peace, and mat (مات) being a conjugation from the word mawt (موت) meaning death. (I'm not sure in which tense, arabic has so many tenses and I don't want to spread misinformation, my knowledge of the arabic language is like 1st grade level and mostly from osmosis due to growing up Muslim and having early exposure to the language through the Quran and basic classes at Islamic school, and I'm not even a practicing Muslim anymore, so pls feel free to correct my mistakes) lyrically, it was this phrase that stuck out to me the most, because of the emphasis placed on "peace" through its repetition. in the land of peace, peace is dead; Palestine is The Holy Land in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. peace was the foundation of the land, not just peace meaning lack of war but peace as in spiritual peace, the kind of peace that fills your heart with love for this world and the people in it. now that this peace is being actively destroyed, Palestine is losing itself. Elyanna (the singer) is saying that her home is being gutted from the inside out, until it's unrecognizable, until it lacks the one thing that MADE Palestine; peace. It is heartbreaking.
The reason I am sharing this song and breaking down this lyric is because I want to re-humanize the Arabic language and Arab culture. It has been demonized for far too long, and it was/is on PURPOSE. IDF soldiers bombing Al-Shifa hospital and claiming (lying) that they found a list of Hamas guards and hostages (that were never in the hospital) when it was a CALENDAR and the only names of "Hamas guards" listed were fucking Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, is exactly what I mean when I say that the world has been so successfully brainwashed against MENA (the Middle East and North Africa) that even the Arabic language itself, written or spoken, is perceived as inherently violent and threatening.
I hope this post has contributed in helping you unlearn the racism and anti-Arab/anti-Middle Eastern propoganda you have been taught.
From the river to the sea, Palestine 🇵🇸 will be free.
🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉
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leefi · 6 months
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suniah · 1 month
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Indeed, no guilt in killing with eyes, when hands are not engaged
-O night, Al Husari al-qawranil
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nevzatboyraz44 · 3 months
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🇹🇷☝️🇵🇸
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docileeffects · 3 months
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Tracklist:
Habibi • Sun May Shine • Tummy • Chambers • So It Goes • Indigo Night • Cigar • Each Time • Verses • w.o.t.h • Intervals • Persephone
Spotify ♪ YouTube
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wartina · 25 days
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BABA
Manal, Ghali
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burlveneer-music · 7 months
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Deena Abdelwahed - Jbal Rrsas جبل الرصاص
A Tunisian producer and DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrived in France at the age of 26 after earning her stripes on the Tunis scene. Building off of the themes of identity, storytelling and experimentation on her critically acclaimed debut album, Khonnar (2018), Deena Abdelwahed’s upcoming album Jbal Rrsas is the next chapter of a reimagining of what Arabic club music. The album spans seven tracks of bass, techno, and experimental music all within the different frames that Arabic dance music can offer. Jbal Rrsas opens with the seductively apocalyptic opener, The Key to the Exit, a twisted Egyptian mahraganat. Deena builds off a traditional drum beat, and warps the track into a deconstructed landscape, with lilting synths and familiar Arabic rhythms. This instrumental track offers a taste of the album, a reimagining and experimentation on Arabic post-club music. All tracks composed, produced & mixed by Deena Abdelwahed All lyrics written and performed by Deena Abdelwahed and recorded at Lobster Prod Studios in Tunis, Tunisia by Malek Bouzouita Artwork by Niculin Barandun Photography by Yassine Meddeb Hamrouni
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liam-summers · 2 months
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The older I get, the more I love arabic music. Baby Lea would have been so embarrassed about it and would have sneakily listened to it so that no one would know, but now? We are blasting Sherine and George Wassouf all day in this house baybeyyyyyy!
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ehabest · 6 months
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#راجعين
نحن لا نتضامن مع القضية الفلسطينية فحسب، نحن أصحابها.
we do not just standing with Palestine we are its custodians.
الأغنية كاملة: Full Music
https://youtu.be/wCyt9-yeszA?si=ohcxTbD1bkCmEFg2
‎لو رحل صوتي ما بترحل حناجركم! اجتمع 25 فنان و فنانة من الوطن العربي لانتاج اغنیة "راجعین" – نشید للصمود الثابت، و دعوة للوحدة والعدالة والحریة في فلسطین. سیتم التبرع بجمیع ایرادات الاغنیة لصالح صندوق إغاثة أطفال فلسطین. @PCRF.
If my voice falters, your voices will carry! 25
artists from West Asia and North Africa
have joined forces to create "Rajieen" (We
Will Return) an anthem of unwavering
resilience, strength and a call to unite for
freedom and justice in Palestine. All
revenue will be donated to the Palestine
Childrens Relief Fund @PCRF. #Rajieen
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scorpio-nz · 2 years
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ان كان مكتوب علينا نفارق القمر
‎هنفارق القمر
‎وان كان حكم القدر
‎الحيره والسهر
‎نسهر من غير قمر
If it is destined for us to bid the moon farewell, we will. And if the verdict of fate is confusion and staying up all night, we‘ll stay up all night with no moon.
Sabah, Ashka we meskena
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zef-zef · 1 month
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Nadah El Shazly - Afqid Adh​-​Dhakira (I Lose Memory) From Nadah El Shazly - Ahwar (Nawa, 2017)
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leefi · 9 months
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