The Guardian – November 11, 2010 Princess Hijab is Paris's most elusive street artist. Striking at night with dripping black paint she slaps black Muslim veils on the half-naked airbrushed women – and men – of the metro's fashion adverts. She calls it "hijabisation". Her guerrilla niqab art has been exhibited from New York to Vienna, sparking debates about feminism and … [Read more...] about Guardian Journalist Interviews Paris’ Princess Hijab
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Diam’s, France’s female rapper: the rebel submits to Islam
France’s currently most successful rapper, Diam’s, has turned to an entirely religious life. The 29-year-old woman, who converted to Islam in 2000, has so far not displayed her religion publicly or reflected about it in her lyrics. She was rather known for her rebellious and feminist position, voicing the needs of youths from Paris’s banlieues. Now Diam’s has released a … [Read more...] about Diam’s, France’s female rapper: the rebel submits to Islam
Questions around French rapper Diam’s conversion reemerge with album release
As French rapper Diam’s (born Mélanie Georgiades) releases her fourth album, S.O.S., new questions emerge around her conversion to Islam following the release of photos of the young musician leaving a mosque wearing a headscarf in French tabloid, Paris Match. She has refused to answer questions about her private life in the promotion of her music. … [Read more...] about Questions around French rapper Diam’s conversion reemerge with album release
Young French rapper Diam’s converts to Islam
Young French Rapper Diam’s (Mélanie Georgiades) has converted to Islam, explaining to the French Press, “Medicine was not able to heal my soul, so I turned toward religion.” Diam’s has received a great deal of media attention as she has adopted a black covering and hijab since converting to Islam following marriage to a Muslim man. … [Read more...] about Young French rapper Diam’s converts to Islam
Scholar Akbar Ahmed and research team explore Muslim identity in America
A team of five mostly 20-something Americans, led by esteemed Muslim scholar Akbar Ahmed, are crisscrossing the nation on an anthropological mission to discuss American identity, Muslim identity, and find out how well the US upholds its ideals in a post-September 11 world. "As a social scientist ... as a Muslim, it was almost my moral duty ... to be involved in some way in … [Read more...] about Scholar Akbar Ahmed and research team explore Muslim identity in America