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1、用音乐对抗恐怖主义 Onlyarmedwithmusic,WaayahaCusub,apopularbandmadeupofSomalirefugeeinKenya,hasdefiedthreatsandattacksfrommilitantextremiststospreadthemessageofpeaceinwar-tornSomalia,astheytraveledtoMogadishutostagetheMogadishuMusicFestival. WaayahaCusubwasformedin2004,lead
2、ingbyShiineAkhyaarAliandfellowsingerFalisAbdi.Thegroup’senergeticrapandsoulfulR&BhavestrucktheyouthinEastAfrica. Theirfirstmajorsuccessonsongswastouchingonthemeslikelove,povertyandhumanrights.Astheconflictintheirhomelandwasworsening,WaayahaCusub'slyricsweretouchingm
3、oredangeroustheme. "Shockedshocked/Whoisbehindthistrailofdestruction?/Al-Shabaabis/Theygalvanizepeopleonthestreetfortheirwickedcause/Theyprofesstobepiousbuttheywieldmachetes,"AlirapsinSomalion"YaabkaalShabaab"(RejecttheExtremists),themostpopularsongofthegroup. Al-S
4、habaabisaSomalia-basedcelloftheAl-Qaeda.Thisinsurgentgroupimplementedcruelpunishmentsforun-Islamicbehavior.Popularmusicianswerealsoatarget;WaayahaCusubreceivedseveralthreatsbecauseofhavingwomendanceonstageandinitsvideos, "Theyweresaying,'youaredoingpropagandaforanti
5、-Islamoranti-jihad,sowewillfinishyou,'"recallsAli. Inlate2007,militantsbrokeintoAli'shouseandshothimseveraltimesbuthemanagedtoescape.Andseveralmoreincidentshavefollowed.Yet,theseattacksdonotdeterWaayahaCusub,remainingonthefrontlinetopromotepeace. "Ifwestop,Ithinkth
6、esepeoplewillwin,theywillreachtheiraim,"saysAli."Soifwecontinue,wearethewinnersbecauseweneedtotellourpeoplethatterrorismisnotgood,thatkillingpeopleisnotgood,thatsuicidebombingisnotgood.Sowewillcontinue." AndWaayahaCusub,withthesupportoflocalandinternationalofficials
7、,isnowsettoputonanarrayoffreeconcertsandotherrelatedartisticactivitiesinMogadishu,aimingtowinoveryouthandconvincethemtoturnawayfromviolence. Musicworkshopsandopenmiceventswithat-riskyouthandformermilitiawillkick-starttheproceedingandwillculminateinthemainSomaliRecon
8、ciliationConcert,headlinedbyWaayahaCusubwithfeaturingotherSomaliandinternationalperformers. "It'salwaysbeenWaayahaCusub'swaytoresp
