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Sep 2020
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44/That Cairo Concert, Mental Health and...

Elia Ayoub
About this episode

This is a conversation with Hamed Sinno, lead singer of the Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila.

We spoke about the September 2017 concert in Cairo, Sarah Hegazi, mental health, and growing up queer in Lebanon - and everything in between.

You can follow the podcast on Twitter @FireTheseTimes. You can follow the other project, Hummus For Thought, on Twitter @LebInterviews.

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Music by Tarabeat. The photo is taken from Mashrou' Leila's album Ibn El Leil.

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