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Rap song to fight violence against women
19-1-2019
L’Orient Le Jour on January 12, highlighted the rap song ‘Hakki’, winner at the annual regional arts competition organized on December 25 by the LAU’s Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) and ESCWA on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based-Violence. The song, which is written and performed by the rapper and activist from Baalbaq, Ali Awada, speaks of a young girl wishing to raise a family and live a happy life only to end up as a victim of domestic violence. It is a sad story portraying the situation of many women in our society, Awada explained. The song, he said, is inspired by real life, and aims to raise awareness in Baalbaq on gender and women’s rights. “It embodies the principles I believe in,” particularly those related to gender equality. Unfortunately, women have only claimed a fraction of their rights so far”. The song targets the macho stereotype of the physically and verbally abusive man, undermining the social perception that condones such behavior. Awada finishes the song with a direct attack on socially acceptable definitions of masculinity: “You are not a man when you deprive a woman of her rights”, and addressed women saying, “You are half the society, claim your rights, dignity and freedom.” (L’Orient Le Jour, January 12, 2019)
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