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The All-Female Band Facing Down Islamic Conservatism in Zanzibar

KILLING HIM SOFTLY

Mariam Hamdani, 75, is the leader of Zanzibar’s only all-female band, a subtle and empowering project that defies the extremism growing among sheikhs on the island.

Pesha Magid
Katie Nadworny
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Katie Nadworny
Pesha Magid

Pesha Magid

Katie Nadworny

Katie Nadworny

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