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Poetry in Turbulent Times: The Role of Poetry
in Political Struggles in the Muslim World (audio
lecture)
by Tariq Ali
Produced by the L.A.
Sound Posse
www.dissidentvoice.org
November 24,
2003
In
this talk, Ali explains the reasons that poetry is so central to his latest
book,
Bush in Babylon. He reads a number of poems in their entirety, and
explains the political context and importance of them. The question and
answer section is every bit as interesting, in particular his discussion of
the history of the Inquisition, the expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula or
forced conversion of Muslims and Jews in the 15th century, and the creation
of the modern European identity.
Recorded at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA, November 14, 2003. Recorded by Grace Lee.
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Tariq Ali
is a critically acclaimed
novelist and film-maker. He is most recently author of
Bush in Babylon: Re-colonising Iraq (Verso, 2003) and
The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (Verso,
2002). Email:
tariq.ali3@btinternet.com.
This essay first appeared in
The Guardian of London.
Other Articles by Tariq Ali
*
Resistance is the First Step Towards Iraqi Independence
*
Bush in Babylon: The Recolonization of Iraq --
An Interview with Tariq Ali
*
The UN Has Capitulated
* A Second Resolution is Not Enough
Audio Lectures by Tariq Ali
* Poetry in Turbulent Times: The Role of Poetry in Political Struggles in the Muslim World