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I don't relate to what is seen as 'Arab culture.' I relate to what I explore myself, what is around me. ”
I don't think there is only one Arab culture or a pure Arabness. We are very multiple, especially our generation, which is very multilayered. ”
The Arabic world was very interesting in the 1920s to '60s: there was something booming culturally, and I found my culture very desirable when I listened to these songs. ”
It's normal; Arab women have always been very active at the forefront of culture - as film producers since the 1920s; as singers, dancers, choreographers, writers for much longer than that. ”
I had an Arabic background. but I lived a very scattered childhood. I didn't belong to any one culture, which meant I didn't have musical geographies in my head. ”
It's complicated for my music to be accepted, even in Lebanon and the Arabic world - I sing in Arabic, but there's no lute, no classical instruments. Maybe with the Internet opening things up, things will change. ”
I think Hollywood makes the mistake of mixing all these identities and cultures, mostly from the Middle East. ”
I am part of this generation with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Peter Pan.' I think we all grew up in this culture of pirates. ”
Fortunately I can say that social media has treated me pretty well. I've been exempt from a lot of the mean comments. ”
Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here. ”