Calls for Mecca rapper’s arrest spark backlash online
In the song Mecca Girl, rapper Asayel Slay praises what she describes as bold women in Islam’s holiest city. – YouTube screen grab, February 24, 2020.
OFFICIAL calls to arrest a female Saudi rapper who appeared in a music video have sparked an online backlash, with many labelling the move hypocritical as the kingdom invites Western women to perform. In the video, the young rapper from Mecca, who identifies herself as Asayel Slay, praises what she describes as bold women in Islam’s holiest city.
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