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Angelou’s 1960s political journalism in Africa demonstrates her desire to link the struggle for civil rights in the US to global campaigns against racism.
The Egyptian entrepreneur Mansur ʿAbd al-ʿAl Mansur was well-versed in the latest technology and the most powerful machines. After a stint in Saudi Arabia working in aluminum production, Mansur returned to Egypt in the 1980s with roughly 1,000 cassette tapes in tow. Not content with distribution alone, Mansur soon pivoted to A&R (Artists and repertoire), focusing on the search for and development of artistic talent.
In the six use-of-force crises Israel has faced over five decades, American and Israeli strategic interests were not always the same.
The queen of Egyptian music and an undisputed Arab icon, Umm Kulthum's voice continues to echo throughout the region's coffee shops, concert halls and living rooms. Recently voted as one of the world's greatest singers, we take stock of her legacy.
Pio Gama Pinto, a key figure in Kenya’s freedom struggle against the British, also supported the liberation movements in Goa and Mozambique.