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Pop culture in the Arab world

Shereen El Feki · TED

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About

Shereen El Feki shows how some Arab cultures are borrowing trademarks of Western pop culture -- music videos, comics, even Barbie -- and adding a culturally appropriate twist. The hybridized media shows how two civilizations, rather than dividing, can dovetail.

The talk

  1. Pop culture in the Arab world 5 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
Shereen El Feki
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Music
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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