tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post6893388742680590871..comments2024-03-14T02:22:26.957+00:00Comments on Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab and Muslim Countries: 'Chaabi' music of Algeria revived in FranceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-44037504086448758762012-10-18T12:04:32.144+01:002012-10-18T12:04:32.144+01:00Great post and kol hakavod for the magnificent wor...Great post and kol hakavod for the magnificent work Chris Silver is doing.<br /><br />I also agree that there are two parallel narratives in this song: the abandonment by/absence of the mother on one hand, and the abandonment by/absence and estrangement from the motherland.<br /><br />This double meaning is very common both in music and literary works (for example Taha Benjelloun's <i>La priere de l'absent</i> has this double meaning as conceit) because it is naturally suggested by the identity of the terms "gharib" (the absent) and Maghreb (where the sun sets=becomes absent) "mgharba" (Maghrebans)<br /><br />Gusto/gosto is also a fascinating Jewish linguistic concept though the term is no longer in use.Sylvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-21552182699837962812012-10-17T21:41:25.744+01:002012-10-17T21:41:25.744+01:00the article at the link is an appeal to Mursi of E...the article at the link is an appeal to Mursi of Egypt to stop being hypocritical about defamation of religion which Muslims are doing all the time to other religions. Yet the article is too soft and the authors pull their punches.<br /><br />http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/hatred-jews-article-1.1184968#ixzz29ZtLu9HFEliyahu m'Tsiyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973268399414290195noreply@blogger.com