Muslim. Woman. Hip Hop. Artist.

TIMTV short

Interview of Algerian born Canadian songwriter and rapper Meryem Saci, Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter and poet Maimouna Youssef (Mumu Fresh) and rapper Tavasha Shannon (Miss Undastood).

Interviewed by The Islamic Monthly (theislamicmonthly.com).

Interview conducted at Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts Planet Hip Hop Festival on September 20, 2014, “designed to expand awareness, knowledge, and understanding of Muslim cultures through the lens of performance–celebrating the complexity of Muslim women today and the historical and cultural context from which they have emerged.” More about this can be read here.

Interviewed by: Amina Chaudary

Filmed by: Nasser Eledroos

Edited by: Robert Eckel