Arabology 5.7 [Arab Women's Voices in Music, Literature, and Culture]

Special episode dedicated to 'Arab Women's Voices in Music, Literature, and Culture' including: 1. An interview with May Nasr and the premiere of her new song 'Ouhibbouka" (lyrics by Ghada Samman) 2. Writer Arin Mango who reads excerpts from her article "What's Islam Got to Do with It?' which was published in 'Avicenna: The Stanford Journal of Muslim Affairs' (Vol 3 No. 1 Winter 2013) 3. A conversation with Nisrin Elamin (Doctoral student at Stanford) who broaches issues related to Sudanese culture while showcasing vibrant songs by Sudanese women/singers Rasha and Elsarah.. 4. An interview with Zoe Woolford, student of Arabic at Stanford, who discusses the challenges and benefits of learning Arabic. 5. Selected songs by some of the Arab world's most talented female vocalists (see playlist below). Blog entry at http://author32.blogspot.com/2013/05/523-arabology-podcast-highlights-arab.html Playlist for Arabology Thurs, 23 May 2013 3-5pm DJ: Ramzi S. (Artist/Track/Album/Label) 1. Oumeima El Khalil/ Fi Akher Al Ashyaa/ Zaman/ Forward Music 2. Fairuz/ Ahwak/ Fairuz Chante Zaki Nassif/VDL 3. May Nasr+Lourdes Perez/Ma'kum bimshi/May Nasr 4. Interview with May Nasr/ Pre-recorded/ Arabology/ KZSU 5. May Nasr/ Ouhibouka (lyrics by Ghada Al-Samman)/ Single/ May Nasr 6. Reading by Arin Mango/ "What's Islam Got to Do with It?"/ Avicenna: The Stanford Journal of Muslim Affairs 7. Rasha/ Ya Sudan Ma'alesh/ Let me be/ Rasha 8. Interview with Nisreen Elamin/ Part 1/ Arabology/ KSU 9. Alsarah/ Fi Himaka Rabana / Single/ Alsarah 10. Interview with Nisreen Elamin/ Part 2/ Arabology/ KZSU 11. Alsarah ft Oddisee/ Vote/ Single/ Oddisee 12. Interview with Zoe Woolford/Stanford student of Arabic/ Arabology/ KZSU 13. Yasmine Hamdan/ La Mouch/ Yasmine Hamdan/ Kwaidan Records 'Arabology' is a weekly radio program hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University, which aims at showcasing various cultural productions from the Arab world including (mostly alternative) Arabic music, along with commentary in English. The show also features interviews (in English) with individuals whose work is related to the region. 'Arabology' airs on KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM and streams at kzsulive.stanford.edu * Arabology Blog: http://author32.blogspot.com * Arabology on Facebook: facebook.com/arabology * Arabology on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/author30 * Arabology on Soundcloud: @arabology * Arabology Contact: [email protected]