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Music/Radio

“Hip Hop Hijabis”: Catching Up with Muneera of Poetic Pilgrimage

Posted by sharrae on 15 Apr 2013 / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to catch up with director of the documentary film “Hip Hop Hijabis,” Mette Reitzel, who followed the lives of UK-based hip hop duo, Poetic Pilgrimage. Poetic Pilgrimage consists of two Muslim convert women, Tanya Muneera Williams and Sukina Owen-Douglas, who have shaken the U.K hip hop scene. […]

Film

Talking with “Hip Hop Hijabis” Filmmaker Mette Reitzel

Posted by sharrae on 12 Feb 2013 / 0 Comments

Who comes to mind when hip hop and Islam are mentioned in the same sentence? Maybe hip hop and rap icons like Lupe Fiasco or Napoleon. The music genre and the religion have a long and intimate history; however, how many female artists come to mind? In the U.K., a duo of women called Poetic […]