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13 Facts About Shadia Mansour

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Shadia Mansour, known as "the first lady of Arabic hip hop" is a British-Palestinian rapper who performs in Arabic and English.

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Shadia Mansour's parents are Christian Palestinians originally from Haifa and Nazareth.

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Shadia Mansour grew up in the UK and spent summers visiting relatives in Haifa and Nazareth, including her cousin, Juliano Mer-Khamis.

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Shadia Mansour went on to study performing arts before launching her career as an MC.

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Shadia Mansour began rapping in 2003 and has gained recognition in the Middle East, Europe and the United States for her own songs and collaborations with other artists.

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Shadia Mansour performs wearing a traditional Palestinian thawb and has said that she considers herself to be part of a "musical intifada" against the occupation of Palestine, conservatism and oppression of women.

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In 2007, Shadia Mansour called for Hamas and Fatah to stop fighting.

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Shadia Mansour has recorded music with producer Johnny "Juice" Rosado, formerly of Public Enemy, and was featured on Chuck D's website shemovement.

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Shadia Mansour has collaborated with artists like British Iraqi rapper Lowkey and Narcy.

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Shadia Mansour has toured with Existence is Resistance, an organization supporting hip-hop shows in Palestine, and is part of the "Arab League" of Hip Hop, a collection of performers who share views on the Middle East.

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In 2014, Shadia Mansour collaborated with Ana Tijoux on the song "Somos Sur" about the importance of the global resistance movement.

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In 2020, Shadia Mansour collaborated with Palestinian Jordanian electronic music and shamstep group 47Soul, as well as Fedzilla - a German-Chilean rapper and MC, on the song "Border Ctrl" about the shared experiences of border violence and colonialism in Palestinians and Latin Americans.

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Shadia Mansour's music has been challenged by conservatives within Palestine, and Shadia Mansour has addressed that opposition to her music in her lyrics.