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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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