Libyan

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Libya's various governments in the past decade have played a crucial role in the shaping the course of the conflict in the country, a new study shows. Contact with and support by other countries have affected the identity, resources, legitimacy and sovereignty held by political actors and those challenging them.…

From Maha’s 80s Egyptian orchestral pop to Fadoul’s 70s Moroccan psych-funk, independent label Habibi Funk has spent the best part of the last decade platforming fascinating, cross-cultural music from the Arab world. Their latest niche is Libyan reggae, a popular genre in the country since Bob Marley’s music arrived in the 70s and local acts honed their own takes on the sound. The label previously released 2021’s dub-laden single Tendme by Tripoli-born Ibrahim Hesnawi; their latest record, singer Ahmed Ben Ali’s Subhana,…