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INTERVIEW
30 October 2006 |
| Mark LeVine (USA): Heavy Metal and Islam |
In this video interview, recorded at a conference on freedom of speech in the Middle East organised by Pen on 8 September 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the American author and historian Mark LeVine explains about the role of Heavy Metal in the Middle East. Can a Heavy Metal musician be a good Muslim? |
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Mark LeVine on Al Jazeera
'Rocking the system'
In a series of programmes, Al Jazeera's Playlist meets some of the bands that are ensuring that heavy metal is acquiring a growing fan base in the Middle East.
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| Mark LeVine: Heavy Metal and Islam |
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