casbah
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an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
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He had shared in the heartaches and the headaches, had controlled the Beatles' bookings before Epstein took over, and had made his home -- the Casbah -- their home.
At the entrance to the family's house in the Nablus Casbah, an old oil drum held black flags and palm fronds, symbols of Islamic mourning.
The follow-up, " Rock the Casbah ", put lyrics addressing the Iranian clampdown on imports of Western music to a bouncy dance rhythm.
The 'Fifth Beatle' Pete Best pictured this month outside the Casbah Club in Liverpool, where he played 76 gigs with The Beatles in the early 1960s.
I remember how the original Casbah was an unconventional venue (it was an Irish pub).
The editor of the Casbah Tribune news site and correspondent of TV5 Monde as well as RSF, Drareni is accused of "inciting an unarmed gathering" and "endangering national unity" for covering Algeria's "Hirak" protest movement.