Episode 041 - Art and Activism with Tamer Nafar

This week Lara and Michael sit down with the talented and outspoken Palestinian rapper, Tamer Nafar. We speak to Tamer about his music, the recent uprising in May, his family history and what it's like being a Palestinian living inside the occupation. Lara contemplates what it would mean for her to return to Palestine, and Tamer talks about the inspiration for his songs, including a song about refugees returning home and why he would want them there. Michael geeks out about Tamer's rap lyrics, and we discuss living in the moment, especially when the moment is historic.

To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:

Books and Videos

• Tamer Nafar (Instagram)

• The Beat Never Goes Off, by Tamer Nafar ft. MC Abdul and Noel Kharman 

• MC Abdul- Palestine [Freestyle]

• Saint Levant - 1001 Nights (Official Music Video)

Articles

• Defying Fragmentation and the Significance of Unity: A New Palestinian Uprising (Al-Shabaka)

• The Right of Return of the Palestinian People (United Nations)

• Database: Israeli laws that discriminate against Palestinians with Israeli citizenship (Adalah)

• Text of Mansour Abbas’s speech: I seek coexistence based on mutual respect, equality (Times of Israel)

• Neglect of Palestinians in Israel fuels killing spree (Al Jazeera) 

• West Bank woman denied ambulance dies: Palestinians (Reuters) Human rights groups have recorded numerous cases of Palestinian patients who have died because of delays at Israeli military checkpoints since the start of the Palestinian uprising in 2000.