Feature: Who Killed Asmahan?
Presenter: Tania El Alam
Delivered: NYC on June 12, 2016
In this afikra feature, Tania El Alam focuses on Asmahan, her life in the social, cultural and political context of the Arab World, her tragic death, and the surrounding cultural happenings of the time.
Sources & Future References
Ô nuit, ô mes yeux de Lamia Ziadé - Langue et Culture arabes
Asmahan’s Secrets: Woman, War, and Song by Sharifa Zuhur - Amazon.com
Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
About Afikra Community Presentations
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
