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Tag Archives: north africa

books, ideas, insights: North Africa

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Thinking about North Africa Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author of dozens of important and compulsively readable books and Nobel prize winner in 1988, is known for his masterwork, the three-volume Cairo Trilogy, completed in the 1950s; however, after a hiatus of Continue reading →

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www? Moh Alileche

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Eric — 1 Comment ↓

Moh Alileche: Flag of Freedom Moh Alileche, hailing from the mountainous Kabylia region of Algeria, is a renowned Amazigh (Berber) player of the 12-stringed mondol.  Based for the past two decades in the Bay Area, he brings his ensemble back Continue reading →

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