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Mohamed Gameel & Salma ElGhetany

Mohamed Gameel holds an MA from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of the American University in Cairo. Salma ElGhetany holds an MA from the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication at the American University in Cairo, and is a media literacy expert based in Cairo.

Nationalism and the Use of Pop Music: A Discourse Analysis of the Song “Boshret Kheir”

Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/MGSE27PM Abstract The Egyptian Arabic song, “Boshret Kheir” or ‘good omen’, represents an example of the role of popular music in promoting populism, patriotism, and the ideology of Egyptian nationalism. Given the song’s popularity, this article poses the question: what transforms an ordinary pop song into …

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