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⏲ Duration: 11 min 40 sec ✓ Published: 19-Apr-2013
Description: Zajal is an argumentative, improvisational form of Arabic poetry that some compare to slam hip hop.Two people debate the value of cheese vs. wine, or immigrating vs. staying put, in a fixed pattern of verses.Zajal was a major form of community entertainment before TV in Arab communities across the Levant and North Africa. This short documentary is meant to capture a piece of zajal and to share the stories of those who remember it.This version was meant for a bilingual English/Arabic audien
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