Muslim Rap
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Seems to be the week for Muslim youth rebellion music stories. First, punk. Now, rap.
Six suicide blasts in Morocco's biggest city have sparked fears of more al Qaeda-linked bombings to come, but they provided an unlikely inspiration for a streetwise young rap musician.Sitting in the cramped back room of a Casablanca apartment, his friends beating out the rhythm on their hands and chests, Younes Samih launches into his latest song, ``Today's War.''
``What do you want -- to make blood and tears flow? Have you found no other way out except to blow yourself up?'' the 23-year-old pours out in a quickfire torrent of Arabic.
``Come with us and think about it. Don't let yourself be poisoned. If you die by blowing yourself up, where will you leave your heart?''
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