Syria

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Dabke on Dutch Dancefloors: Reattribution of Folk Tradition

Dabke is often framed as a village dance. The current popularity of dabke performances in the Netherlands shows how migration attributes new meaning to traditional practice. Diasporic dabke swings between reinvention of identity and creative cultural exchange.

How not to end the Syrian war

Middle East expert Carolien Roelants recently read a column at the annual Network Day of the Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies (NISIS), presenting a cynical look at the role of world leaders in dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis.