A Palestinian rap singer promotes London Olympics
  • 12 years ago
Shadia Mansour a British rap singer of Palestinian origin found a special outlet to express "the pain of the Palestinian people." Within the framework of a project to promote the Olympics, which will be held in London in August 2012, the British Foreign Office is asking its citizens to upload short video clips on its official site where they describe Britain "through their eyes". In Mansour's clip, which has been published on the website, she expresses how proud she is of the fact that she can "walk freely in Britain" and that she has the right to choose her own path. She describes her childhood in Britain and the values and Arab music she grew up on while at the same time, videos of the separation fence, Arabs squeezed together at a checkpoint and Israeli soldiers checking their ID cards. Mansour's voice is heard throughout the world she performed in the US and also went on tour in Holland. In songs she uploaded to You tube she calls on the Arab nation to unite. 
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