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Palestine in America is finalizing our Politics Edition and we are excited to announce our partnership with UNBOUGHT POWER’s Rasha Mubarak. The Palestinian-American Muslim community activist, consultant, political strategist, and leader will take on the guest editor role. Mubarak will have the task of writing our letter from the editor, deciding on our Palestinians You Should Know and much more!
In February of 2020, the United Nations published a list of companies violating Palestinian rights like facilitating the construction, expansion or maintenance of Israeli settlements or the demolition of Palestinian housing and property. The United Nations named General Mills, a Minnesota-based corporation, as one of seven United States businesses violating international law by operating on occupied Palestinian territories.
Two years ago, Naseem Nimer walked into his cousin’s birthday party and was surprised when he was met with the guests wearing ugly Christmas sweaters even though none of them celebrated Christmas. He knew that they were wearing them because it’s a fun tradition and is normalized in America no matter what religion you follow, but it made him think ‘why don’t we have anything like this?’
Phay, who goes by Phayweather on social media, is a hip-hop artist based in East Atlanta and has been creating music for over ten years, alongside creating a clothes and accessories brand titled MAMA. As a big ‘90s R&B fan, Phay likes to incorporate the era’s sounds into his own music. “I try to pay homage to artists so if they were to hear my tracks they would be proud.”
The life and times of a Palestinian punk-rocker-turned-hip-hopper in New York City
Palestinian-American author Susan Muaddi Darraj was featured at the National Book Festival last month for her series: Farah Rocks.
Producer for Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and The Game celebrates the life of his childhood friend, Zane Musa.Clarissa now works as a studio musician and has turned her classical oud style into exciting collaborations with artists of many different genres including Massari, Elyanna, Omar Offendum, Mona Haydar, Sandhill, Nasri Atweh, and Rotana. Recently, she produced a joint poetry-oud EP with Palestinian poet Mohammed el-Kurd titled “Bellydancing on Wounds.”
I’m Sama’an, the guest editor for this special music issue of Palestine in America. I want to tell you a bit about where I’m coming from and how I got here before you dive in.
“I think it’s really important to be very vulnerable and very transparent with your pain and with your experiences, so that other people, if they are going through something similar, or if they need to relate to something, they can. I was offering [healing sessions] because of COVID-19. I just wanted to give people a free — because of the economy — a free, safe space if they needed to talk.” - Mama Yaya
I'm from outside the DC area. Ethnically, I’m half Palestinian half Lebanese. Just a little background on myself, I’m an artist. I make hip hop with indie pop vibes to it. I started making music about 2 years ago and [I] have 3 songs out right now. I just released my song Maybe which was release just a month ago.
“So originally I'm from Columbus, Ohio. That's where I was born and raised, but when I was 18, this was after I graduated high school, I decided to move [to Chicago] and it was a really, it was an impulse decision.”- Amira Jazeera
In his guest verse on Headie One’s “Only You Freestyle,” Drake raps, “Arabic ting told me that I look like Youssef, look like Hamza / Habibti please, ana akeed, inti wa ana ahla /With Pop Skull in Gaza, but not that Gaza, but still it's a mazza.”
“Palestinian American from New Jersey, a singer songwriter, a musician former, or whatever you want to call it. You know, I'm just trying to make the world a better place. One song at a time.”- Zach Matari
Thanks to major contributions by Sama’an Ashrawi, Shirien, and Yasmeen Sheikah Palestine in America music edition is ready for pre-order and digital download!
“Ever evolving, but always passionate about music, art, women, spirituality, human rights, and mental health.” -Merna
“A passionate son, brother, uncle, creator, overthinker, attorney and human trying his best to play this thing called life the right way in unison with other humans.”- Big O
“I’m a Palestinian American musician, producer, and recording engineer.”- Ahmad Ibrahim
