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Mar 2023
24m 58s

Une chanson révolutionnaire (A Song of R...

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In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re revisiting a story by Emel Mathlouthi, a singer whose music became a symbol of freedom during the seismic revolution that took place in 2010 in her home country of Tunisia. Stick around until the end to hear what Emel has been up to since this episode first aired.

A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3JEFAd6.

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