Last November, Brother Ali performed at ‘Nuff Said in Antwerp. Kif Kif asked me to interview the respected underground hip hop artist and activist. During his career of more than 20 years, he released eight albums, spoke at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and took mentorships from hip hop legends Chuck D and Rakim. Part two of the series: hip hop and racism. — By Femke Hintjens These two articles reflect only a small part of our two-hour long conversation. In this article I’m talking to Brother Ali about his fight against racism and other forms of discrimination.

Last November, Brother Ali performed at ‘Nuff Said in Antwerp. Kif Kif asked me if I wanted to interview the respected underground Hip Hop artist and activist. During his career of more than 20 years, he released eight albums, spoke at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and took mentorships from Hip Hop legends Chuck D and Rakim. Part one of the two-part series: Hip Hop and Islam. — By Femke Hintjens These two articles reflect only a small part of our two-hour long conversation. This article is about Hip Hop and Islam. Brother Ali actually converted to Islam many years ago and regularly refers to his religion in his music.

In Belgium, the 11th of November is not just Armistice Day but also Nationale Vrouwendag, National Women’s Day. As the day approaches, I would like to appeal to feminist activists and organisers to choose a clear, uniting and accurate language for their writing and events. By Lee Eisold In many…

By Yavuz Altun When Netflix dropped the third season of Israeli TV drama Shtisel last year, my wife suggested watching it together during Ramadan. Like many young couples, we often watch shows during dinner time. Streaming Netflix as we break our fasts, frankly, induces vague feelings of guilt. That is…

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Kif Kif contributor Tina Rykers wrote the poem ‘Shero’. — Shero Truth is All women are sheroes So here It goes; A woman Defeating all foes Whilst spreading her wings To shelter the innocent, Broken ones and fallen kings She upholds the home front All attempts to stop her Prove to be blunt She fights lovingly for everyone’s peace And would rather die standing Than live on her knees Injured from…

It may be over 15 to 16 years since the column ‘Mocro: the B*rb**s’ — which was written by the then 21-year-old Hasna El Maroudi — appeared in the e-zine Spunk. At the time, El Maroudi hoped to have explained ‘the intercultural conflict‘ in a light-hearted and humorous way to non-Imazighen and non-Moroccans with her article. — Author: Ikki Itta Although her words at the time must have hit hard in Dutch Amazigh communities, because the article includes a vocabulary of the oppressors and different slopes of oppression, Hasna was unfortunately confronted with many different kinds of threats. After which she temporarily stopped writing.

Author: Zaid Amali The current Israeli cycle of violence all over historic Palestine from the river to the sea has revived sentiments that never stopped and were never forgotten. As Palestinians marked the 73rd Nakba or “the catastrophe” on the 15th of May, the horrifying events of the ongoing Nakba…

By Mieke Kox, Ilse van Liempt (Utrecht University) Asylum seekers’lives are on hold during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Arriving asylum seekers were temporarily unable to claim asylum and pending asylum procedures are — except for a pilot with remote video hearing — suspended. …

by Jonas Slaats Revolts and the deep social change they might bring are mostly subdued for two reasons, so it seems. The first reason is obvious: blunt abuse of power. This abuse of power can manifest itself in political pressure, juridical impediment, police brutality, military might or a combination of…