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S2 Ep11: The return of an urgent Palestinian liberation song

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Over 50 years ago a 16-year-old Palestinian girl recorded a powerful folk song about her people’s struggle. It has recently been reissued, and with the genocide in Gaza raging on, it still sounds relevant. This is its story.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guest: Zeinab Shaath
20 Aug English South Africa News Commentary · Non-Profit

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