icons of dissent in Egypt
by editors@theworld.org from The World: Latest Stories on (#6P0XF)
Oud player Sheikh Imam and poet Ahmed Negm were the most-famous musical duo in Egypt in the 1960s and 1970s. Then in 2011, their music became a rallying cry for protesters trying to topple Egypt's autocratic leaders. The story comes to us from the Kerning Cultures Network.