Baladi Dancer in Lebanon
Alexandre Paulikevitch dances naked or in cloth closely curving around his body. In Lebanon he dances Baladi, a dance which is seen as traditional female.
Soundartist Leila Hassan
Leila Hassan’s life and sound is a collage. Her father is Egyptian, her mother German-Czech; her sound is a mixtape of Language and Tones. Julia Neumann met her underneath rustling leaves and the blowing wind in Berlin, where she lives.
Rap against Sexism and Salafists
Ten years old, she practised Breakdance in a mosque, with 16 she started rapping: Boutheina El Alouadi is one of the few female professional rapper in Tunisia. There she made her dream come true – nevertheless, she wants to leave the country. The article was published in English, German und Arabic.