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Interview
Film, TV & Music
Interviews
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Meet Nayomi: The Iraqi musician redefining women in rap

The New Arab Meets: Rapper Nayomi to discuss her path to self-discovery, rejecting limits, and celebrating her roots while reshaping perceptions of Arab women

Zainab Mehdi
15 August, 2025
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Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Revisiting Palestinian rap with Asifeh and Osloob

The New Arab Staff

Emilie Maksaymous

10 September, 2024
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Spain
MENA
Live Story

Ex-rapper, notorious Islamic State suspect arrested in Spain

The New Arab & agencies
22 April, 2020
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women's rights
Perspectives

Backlash to Saudi rapper exposes kingdom's superficial gender reform

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Alainna Liloia

26 February, 2020
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Russia
MENA
Live Story

Russian rapper releases song in solidarity with Syria’s Idlib

The New Arab
29 December, 2019
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Lil Wayne 'never going back to Riyadh' after concert

The New Arab
01 December, 2019
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Turkey
MENA
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Turkish rapper detained for 'cocaine possession' at 'herb festival'

The New Arab
07 April, 2019
Mosul rappers - Sebastian Castelier
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Analysis
Live Story

'Hopeless Nation': Meet Mosul’s first rap collective

Laurene Daycard and Sebastian Castelier
02 May, 2018
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Narrated

#Fail: Youthful rap dreams fall flat in Tunis

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

30 December, 2016
Tamer from Dam
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MENA
Live Story

Palestinian rapper causes a stir among rightwing Israelis

The New Arab
19 October, 2016
UK
Narrated

Artivist rapper Lowkey returns to the stage

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Amina Boubia

26 September, 2016
Belly
US
Society
Live Story

Muslim rapper cancels Kimmel performance in protest of Trump

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

27 May, 2016
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rap
Analysis
Live Story

The story of a Gazan rapper in Cairo

Imogen Lambert
28 July, 2015