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MEHDI HADDAB Musician (France/Algeria)25 November 2002 Mehdi Haddab, musician (France/Algeria). Interviewed at WOMEX 2002, October '02 by Jim Q. Holm (Freemuse) Mehdi Haddab, what can you tell us about music censorship? Watch interview Related reading: Mehdi Haddab Interview with Mehdi Haddab (France/Algeria). Censorship of music in Algeria 25 November 2002 Song for Music Freedom Day 2008 Recorded for Freemuse and the Music Freedom Day, the rap song '152 mesures contre la censure' features 10 rappers who are concerned with censorship issues in Algeria 15 May 2007 Rabah Donquishoot Video interview with Rabah Donquishoot from the Algerian rap group MBS about the situation in 2006 concerning music censorship in Algeria 14 May 2007 Algeria: Souad Massi - exiled voice of Algeria Algerian singer and guitarist Souad Massi is a celebrity with a growing global following. Her music was banned in Algeria which she fled in 2000 17 January 2006 Algeria: Ban on album of artist in exile The second album of Baâziz (Abdelazziz Bekhti) was banned in Algeria upon release. 07 October 2004 The Middle East: New restrictions on satellite tv Freedom of expression in the Middle East suffered a major setback on 12 February 2008 when 21 information ministers of the Arab League agreed on a new satellite tv charter 20 February 2008 Jonas Otterbeck: Islamic reactions to the music of today A working paper, 22 pages in PDF-format, to be published as a chapter in the book 'Religion, Media, and Modern Thought in the Arab World', Cambridge Scholars Press Ltd. 13 November 2007 Spain: Guernica celebrated Freemuse in 'Festival Against Censorship' A packed concert hall in Guernica greeted Ray Lema and his trio on 28 October 2007 as the African piano veteran concluded the second 'Festival Against Censorship' 29 October 2007 Spain: Two weeks of festival against censorship 'Festival Against Censorship' takes place in Bilbao and Gernika-Lumo in October 2007 in Spain. Freemuse participates in a seminar 10 October 2007 Algeria/France: Raï outlaw dies The Algerian legendary raï music star, Cheikha Rimitti, passed away on May 15, 2006, in Paris, 83 years old. 18 May 2006