New DAM hip hop track with video co-directed by Jackie Salloum targets violence against women from The Electronic Intifada, 11/6/12

The article reports, “Palestinian hip hop pioneers DAM (damrap.com) released a new song and powerful video today taking aim at violence against women. In the track, ‘If I could go back in time’ – featuring Amal Murkus – the group’s members Suhel Nafar, Mahmood Jrere and Tamer Nafar rap the story ‘backwards’ from death to birth of a young woman murdered by members of her family for refusing to marry against her will. Amal Murkus sings the chorus.”

*Trigger warning

View the full article and video at: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/watch-new-dam-hip-hop-track-video-co-directed-jackie-salloum-targets-violence