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The Complex Dynamics of Rap and Authority in North Africa and the Middle East

This chapter examines the crackdown on rap music in North Africa and the Middle East, highlighting its perceived threat to social order. It contrasts state repression with strategic government promotion of hip hop culture as a means to counteract Islamist influences among the youth.

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