"Nič manj značilna ni enakost pravic v staroslovanskih družbah. Polno pooblastilo je pripadalo celotni skupnosti, in zatorej so se morali sklepi sprejemati soglasno. Prvotno je beseda mir pomenila občinsko skupščino in hkrati soglasnost njenih sklepov[...] Izraz mir odseva obdobje v katerem je imel vsak član skupnosti -- ženske ravno tako kot moški -- enake pravice."
-- M. Eliade
DJs Ali and Borsan take us on a trip through the intense and sometimes psychedelic sounds that make Arab and Kurdish weddings, street parties and protests such an amazing experience. Known as “common people” music, shaabi (or mahraganat, as it’s sometimes referred to in it’s electronic auto-tuned form) has recently gained global attention through a number of documentaries and articles, as well as popular artists such as Sadat, while dabke can now be heard on dance floors all over the world thanks to Omar Souleyman. Despite this western popularity, the genres remain one of the loudest voices of working class people and light up parties from Marocco to Iran.