The Soundtrack to the Arab Spring

Tunisian rap singer Hamada Ben Amor, also knows as ''The General'' performs during the first meeting of the Tunisia'smain PDP opposition party on January 29, 2011 in Tunis.
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Produced by Jay Cowit and Kristen Meinzer

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