Current musical obsessions of drummer and composer Bill Harris, clarinetist and composer Angel Bat Dawid, and Reader music critic Peter Margasak
Tag: Sudan
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Paul Salopek pauses his global trek to reflect on politics back home
The former Chicago Tribune correspondent is walking out of Africa, through Asia, and down through the Americas, tracing humanity’s own first journey.
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Trump says meeting with Chicago gang leaders would be a ‘great idea,’ and other news
Also, the owner of the Willis Tower is investing in a $500 million renovation.
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The best of the 2016 World Music Festival
Highlights of the 2016 World Music Festival include Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, electro-rumba innovators Ìfé, and forward-looking Indian classicists Anjna and Rajna Swaminathan.
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GirlForward gives teenage refugee girls a chance to grow
The local nonprofit offers educational and social support for refugee teens.
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Oscar-nominated live-action shorts: The “30-Second Auteur” takes to the high seas in Asad
Oscar-nominated live-action shorts: Asad
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Justice Film Festival
Esau Melendez’s documentary “Immigrant Nation! The Battle for the Dream,” about Alvira Arellano’s standoff with immigration officials, screens Friday in the first Justice Film Festival.
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A “Lost Boy” Finds His Calling
Brutally driven from Sudan as a child, Garang Mayuol is bringing clean water to the suffering villagers back home. A new documentary chronicles his journey.
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Pants Are Powerful
While we’re over here debating the merits of harem pants versus skinny jeans, Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein has been fined $200 for wearing pants (but was spared 40 lashes). Sudan is partially ruled by Islamic law, and the statute in question is conveniently vague, singling out anyone “who commits an indecent act which violates public […]
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On this one, the city’s clean
A city spokeswoman says Chicago doesn’t have any investments connected to Sudan.
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I think there’s a speck in my eye . . .
The City Council slams the U. of C. for refusing to divest in Sudan–not like it’s doing anything about the genocide.