Mona Haydar, Rapper and Activist Discusses "Hijabi (Wrap My Hijab)"

Billboard magazine named Mona Haydar’s debut song, “Hijabi (Wrap My Hijab)” as one of 2017’s top protest songs and one of the “25 top feminist anthems of all time.” Her “Ask a Muslim” booth, set up in a public places in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2015 received worldwide media attention.

Self-described as a meditator, composting devotee, mountain girl, solar power lover, practitioner of Permaculture and a tireless God-enthusiast, Haydar practices a life of sacred activism, poetry, contemplation and advocacy for living gently upon the Earth. Growing up in Flint Michigan as a Syrian American, Haydar developed her sound which is deeply rooted in her intersectional identity and sensibilities.

She and her work have been featured in Marie Claire, Glamour, BBC, CNN, Buzzfeed, NPR, Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, Ms. magazine and many others. Haydar currently lives in Harlem and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Christian Ethics at Union Theological Seminary.