Dalia Ibraheem is an anthropology PhD candidate at Rutgers University. She works on mahraganat music in Egypt in relation to cultural ecology, mobility, and affect. Her award-winning master’s thesis from the American University in Cairo focused on organized soccer fandom in Egypt. Her research interests include popular culture, nationalism, sports and public space and the anthropology of youth and aspirations.
Cancelling Kevin Hart’s show last February exposed a virulent racism lurking beneath the revival of a popular movement long considered pagan. “You are our slaves and ...
