# Pop culture in the Arab world

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Shereen El Feki
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/shereen_el_feki_pop_culture_in_the_arab_world)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Pop culture in the Arab world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/shereen_el_feki_pop_culture_in_the_arab_world/e8b6e7e8dbfe), 5 min (TED's player)