Afro-Arab singer Malika Zarra & Takin’ It to the Streets event

Moroccan jazz artist Malika Zarra talks about the hardships faced by North Africans in Europe. Source She’ll be at the Takin’ It to the Streets event along with others like Mos Def. InfoWhat: Takin’ It to the Streets: Urban International Festival When: June 19th, 2010 Time: 9am-9pm Location: 6734 S. Kedzie Ave. in the Chicago Lawn [...]

Diam: The Wrapped up French Rapper

Diam, one of France’s most popular artists and rapper dons a hijab in her official music video for “Coeur de Bombe”, as she is newly converted. here’s the english translation: Small heart fell … on a bomb. Small heart fell … and it hurts, it hurts. Small heart fell … on a bomb. Small heart [...]

Veiled Threat: The guerrilla graffiti of Princess Hijab

About 5 or 6 years ago I stumbled on Princess Hijab’s myspace. With her[?] art posted without explanation–not that it needed much– I couldn’t help but feel great admiration for the traditional rebel. I couple of months later the myspace was down and I couldn’t find anything about her. Then during a blackout I picked up a BITCH magazine [...]

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