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Tunisia's El General: The Rapper Who Helped Bring Down Ben Ali
BBC ^ | Mike Thomson

Posted on 07/25/2023 1:33:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Tunisian rapper El General was just 21 when his haunting, raw video Rais Lebled, or Mr President, went viral in late 2010.

Standing in a darkened, sewage strewn alley - festooned in graffiti - he ripped into the country's then dictator, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali - in a way none had dared before.

Born Hamada Ben Amor, the fiery young man's explosive song gave voice to the anger, frustration and despair of a whole generation.

"I knew there would be consequences, which scared me due to my young age. I realised the danger of what I had done," he tells the BBC at his studio in the coastal city of Sfax.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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1 posted on 07/25/2023 1:33:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

What’s up? Is someone planning a color-revolution in Tunisia?


2 posted on 07/25/2023 1:40:00 PM PDT by PGR88
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Just move all Tunisians to Europe and give 'em all the stuff they want free.

The IMF and any other world "Do Good" "organizations" will never have to interfere with or manipulate Tunisians again.

3 posted on 07/25/2023 2:20:04 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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