Ecstasy & Activism: Can the Mystical be Political?

Joseph Tawadros, an Egyptian-Australian musician, recently performed a record-breaking 25-hour long concert to benefit the people of Gaza.

On a particularly murky night in late December, I found myself driving across town in what felt like the darkest storm of the year. A tar-like shroud blocked out the stars as torrents of rain raged against my windshie…