Médine
Encyclopedia
Médine, whose real name is Medine Zaouiche, is a French
rapper from Le Havre
. He is of Algeria
n heritage. He is part of the hip-hop collective La Boussole and DIN records since 1996. Practicing Muslim
, many of his lyrics deal with the hardships faced by people with low economic level, migrants, oppressed individuals, and Muslims in the Western world
. He also wrote several articles for Time Magazine in 2005.
One was entitled "How Much More French Can I Be".
Médine is French
for Medina
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rapper from Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
. He is of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n heritage. He is part of the hip-hop collective La Boussole and DIN records since 1996. Practicing Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, many of his lyrics deal with the hardships faced by people with low economic level, migrants, oppressed individuals, and Muslims in the Western world
Western world
The Western world, also known as the West and the Occident , is a term referring to the countries of Western Europe , the countries of the Americas, as well all countries of Northern and Central Europe, Australia and New Zealand...
. He also wrote several articles for Time Magazine in 2005.
One was entitled "How Much More French Can I Be".
Médine is French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
.
Discography (original French titles)
- 11 Septembre (Récit Du 11ème Jour) (2004) (9/11, Story of the 11th Day)
- Jihad (Le Plus Grand Combat Est Contre Soi-Même) (2005) (Jihad, the greatest fight is against oneself)
- Table D'écoute (2006) (On the wire)
- Don't Panik Tape (2008)
- Arabian Panther (2008)
- Table D'écoute 2 (2011) (On the wire 2)
External links
- French Muslim Band Speaks Against Racism, Terror
- How much more French can I be? TIME Magazine editorial by Médinef