Between Europe and Palestine
British Palestinian Shadia Mansour began rapping in 2003 and her work has been revolving around the themes of Palestine and the Israeli occupation. She has been maintaining that she considers herself to be part of a "musical intifada" against the occupation of Palestine, conservatism and oppression of women. Mansour has recorded music with producer Johnny "Juice" Rosado and with artists like Iraqi rappers Lowkey and The Narcicyst , and Palestinian hip-hop group DAM . She has toured with Existence is Resistance , an organization supporting hip-hop shows in Palestine, and is part of the "Arab League" of Hip Hop. Her first single, "Al Kufiya Arabiya" (The Kufiya is Arab) was written when Mansour discovered an American made blue-and-white colored Arab scarf with Stars of David on it. Emphasizing the symbolic importance of the kufiya in Arab Palestinian struggle, Mansour introduced her song on stage in New York by saying: "You...