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Meet Yemen's First Female Rapper: Amani Yahya | Refinery29

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Considered Yemen’s first female rapper, Yahya has overcome many challenges, even death threats, to pursue her art and passion for music. Yahya uses her voice to be an activist, using her music to reflect on what’s happening in the war-torn country of Yemen, highlighting issues like women’s rights and child marriage while challenging stereotypes and discrimination in the Arab world.

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