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“In The Name of Freedom (بأسم الحرية).” This song is a wonderful piece of Syrian protest music being sung by the brother of Ibrahim Qashoush (he isn’t identified by name, understandably). Ibrahim Qashoush was the singer (an amateur poet who found his lyrical calling in the Syrian uprising) from Hama who wrote “Yalla Irhal Ya Bashar (Go On Leave Bashar),” the most famous anthem of the Syrian revolution so far. It earned him fame among the protesters and the nickname “Nightingale of the Revolution.” It also earned him the attention of the regime and he was brutally murdered by Syrian security forces this summer, with his vocal cords cut out as an obvious message. It seems his brother has picked up his role.

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