Egyptian rapper Myam Mahmoud, who was a contestant on the Middle East television program “Arabs Got Talent,” recently spoke about her decision to rap about social issues while on the popular series.
“I wanted to tell girls in Egypt and everywhere else that they are not alone,” Mahmoud, who is 18 years old, said in an interview with The Associated Press, as per abcnews.go.com. “We all have the same problems, but we cannot stay silent. We have to speak up.”
According to Mahmoud, who lost in the semi-finals of “Arabs Got Talent,” some rappers in Egypt have rhymed about political problems in the country, but she says her focus can often lie in the social issues.
“Everybody speaks about politics, but nobody tackles the topics that relate to me the most,” Mahmoud said. “Many girls want to say what I rap about, but they cannot for many reasons. I speak for them.”
One issue Mahmoud raps about is sexual harassment. An April United Nations report said 99.3 percent of women in Egypt reported that they have been subjected to sexual harassment, as per AP.
“There is no single female in Egypt that has not been harassed, regardless of her looks,” Mahmoud said in the interview. “As soon as a girl is born in Egypt, she is repressed with many pressures.”
AP also reports that initiatives have been made to help protect women in the past year. Still, Mahmoud says people must be proactive for change.
“I wish we would not be silent about our problems,” Mahmoud said. “We have to snatch our freedoms, nobody will just offer them.”
Photo By: Maya Alleruzzo
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People commenting here are obviously white trash and uneducated. The girl is rapping and trying to make a change in society. You people are quick to judge and evaluate people by their culture & religion but Egyptian law is not based by islamic law except for cases of marriage & divorce. Egypt is a democracy with some downfalls non the less. She is rapping about her rights and civil liberties similar to women that fought against suffrage in the US which still is occurring to this day.
A woman in the US is gratified by the clothes she wears and her weight. So many girls are forced into mainstream culture that only approves of a girls looks and not her brains. How many TV shows have been created to force women into plastic surgery or changing her looks to appeal to hollywood standards. Women in the US also face issues of a glass ceiling that prevents them from establishing better social & career positions against a male with less experience. Women in each country across the world share similar pains caused by different reasons. Do not make social issues women face an Islamic/Middle eastern/Arab issue because its not, its a world issue that occurs across the globe.
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