Posts Tagged ‘maya arulpragasam’

Like A Rolling Grenade / All I Ever Wanted Was My Story To Be Told

In Hip Hop, History, Music, ali on 12 July 2010 tagged /\/\ /\ Y /\, M.I.A., Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam, maya arulpragasam, Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone with View Comments

Refuse to forget where you been: war zones, refugee camps, suburbia, but also art school and dance clubs

M.I.A. Still Using Twitter to Support Tamil People

In Crime, Hip Hop, History, Internet, News, Opinion, Politics, Racism, Twitter, fame on 5 November 2009 tagged @_M_I_A_, BBC, EU, European Commission, European Union, Human Rights, M.I.A., Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam, maya arulpragasam, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Tamil Tigers, Twitter with View Comments

Speaking to Tavis Smiley earlier this year Sri Lankan Hip Hop artist, M.I.A. spoke about her obligation to bring forth the plight of the Tamil people in the Western media. Being the only Tamil in the Western media, I have a really great opportunity to sort of bring forward what‘s going on in Sri Lanka. [...]

M.I.A.’s Five Month Old Baby Ikhyd in Same Henry Holland Outfit as Mother at Grammys

In Art, Twitter, fame, fashion on 22 July 2009 tagged 2009 Grammy Awards, @_M_I_A_, fashion, Henry Holland, Ikhyd, M.I.A., Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam, maya arulpragasam, Swagga Like Us, Twitpic with View Comments

When M.I.A. performed live on stage at the 2009 Grammy Awards, her Henry Holland outfit proved to be one of the most provocative parts of a performance featuring a nine month pregnant Sri Lankan refugee performing live on stage with four Hip Hop icons and now Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam has put a miniaturized version of [...]

M.I.A. Blasts Daily Telegraph Via Twitter

In History, Internet, News, Opinion, Politics, Racism, Twitter, War on 18 May 2009 tagged @_M_I_A_, Daily Telegraph, genocide, M.I.A., maya arulpragasam, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Tamil Tiger, Tourism, War with View Comments

Reported by the Daily Telegraph: “While it is still too early to predict the future course of events in Sri Lanka, the possibility of a lasting peace opens up the prospect of the great swathes of pristine sandy beaches in the north and east of the country becoming new tourist hotspots.” Sri Lanka: end of [...]