Sonia Tamar Seeman
Sonia Tamar Seeman is an associate professor at the Butler School of Music and Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas-Austin. She is a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project, and has been conducting research in Turkey since 1995.
The Long History of Satire in the Middle East
Contrary to a recent popular claim, Muslims—of course—believe in the freedom of expression. And they’ve been using it to some extraordinary ends.