infolanka.asia/. /sri-lankan-government-gave-special-protection-to-mias- father-against-ltteCachedSimilarWhen rap singer M.I.A. (Mathangi Arulpragasam), appointed herself grand

www.brooklynvegan.com/sri-lankan-rapp-1/CachedOct 2, 2012 . Sri Lankan rapper DeLon still suffering consequences of speaking out against

"I made some mistakes on this album," says M.I.A., whose dark brown, wavy hair

During M.I.A.'s transition into the mainstream mediascape, the discourse around

www.villagevoice.com/. /sri-lankan-government-responds-to-alleged-mia- slur-its-best-that-she-stay-with-whats-shes-good-at-6640326CachedFeb 19, 2009 . Sri Lankan Government Responds to Alleged M.I.A. Slur: "It's Best That . It's a

www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/world/asia/11mia.htmlSimilarFeb 10, 2009 . Critics say the rapper M.I.A. is an apologist for the Tamil Tiger rebels fighting in

gawker.com/. /mia-faces-renewed-terror-questions-amid-visibilityCachedFeb 11, 2009 . The paper noted that the tiger icon featured in the video for M.I.A.'s 2007 . bears

https://tamiljustice.wordpress.com/category/m-i-a/CachedM.I.A.: Eventually, it's going to break. I think we're getting to the end of it. They can

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7549472.stmCachedSimilarAug 8, 2008 . British-born hip-hop artist MIA counters accusations from a Sri Lankan rapper that

www.complex.com/. /mia-new-album-finished-but-we-might-not-be-hearing -it-anytime-soonCachedMay 2, 2016 . It's been over two years since M.I.A. last dropped an album—2013's . a former

https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/the-evolution-of-miaCachedApr 23, 2015 . So here we retrace the evolution of M.I.A., from small-town . role within the Tamil

deepthiw.net/long. /no-easy-answers-mia-and-the-politics-of-popCachedSep 22, 2012 . It has been argued that M.I.A., the London-born Sri Lankan Tamil rapper, .

www.pbs.org/ombudsman/2009/. /rapping_about_genocide_1.htmlCachedFeb 12, 2009 . Yet in Sri Lanka, where she spent her childhood years, M.I.A. . The Tamil Tigers

www.newser.com/story/. /rapper-mia-gives-voice-to-tamil-tigers.htmlCachedFeb 11, 2009 . MIA's father is a leader in the Tamil Tigers and critics say the rapper, whose

https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rock/mia-05.phpCachedMar 8, 2005 . Burning Bright. Let's think for just a moment about how much M.I.A. actually

harvardpolitics.com/. /borders-m-juggling-act-autobiography-musical- commentary/CachedMar 3, 2016 . At the age of six, her politically active father, Arular, moved their family to Sri

tigerbeatdown.com/. /m-i-a-is-a-fake-some-thoughts-on-gender-politics-and- truffle-oil/CachedSimilarJun 7, 2010 . It didn't help that I read the Lynn Hirschberg profile of M.I.A. that ran in . and

www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?186208. Tamil-TigersCachedI've been listening a lot to M.I.A's second album, and it's been a great find . what

www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/context_mia.phpCachedJun 3, 2010 . M.I.A. may not get her story straight—but neither does Lynn Hirschberg . What's

www.huffingtonpost.com/. /miaand-the-tamil-tigers-w_b_593276.htmlCachedSimilarMay 28, 2010 . Does it matter that M.I.A. is “not a musician” or that she backs the Tamil Tigers

www.thenational.ae/. /as-rapper-mia-takes-aim-does-protest-music-have-a- futureCachedSep 21, 2016 . Her father fought for the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, an issue she has sung . .

perezhilton.com/tag/tamil_tigers/CachedAnd it fits in with the British/Sri Lankan artist's gritty-fab swagger very nicely! M.I.A.

popminute.com/news/?mia-attacks-anderson-cooper-for-tamil-1130Mar 16, 2012 . M.I.A. Attacks Anderson Cooper for Tamil Tigers 'Terrorist' Label. While watching

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/. /mia-sri-lanka-tamil-tigersCachedFeb 11, 2009 . The London-born rapper may have been the star of the Grammys, but her

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/. /AR2009052202033.htmlSimilarMay 24, 2009 . But last Monday, death finally came to Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Tamil

Arular takes its title from the political code name employed by M.I.A.'s father, Arul

www.clashmusic.com/news/mia-refutes-terrorist-accusationsCachedMusic News: M.I.A. publishes a new blog in which she claims she is not a

hollowverse.com/m-i-a/CachedSimilarM.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, was born in London,

transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/mia_says_tamil_civilian_and_ta.htmlCachedJan 29, 2009 . Oscar and Grammy award nominated singer Maya "MIA" Arulpragasam

www.dailymail.co.uk/. /M-I-A-goes-toe-toe-CNN-anchor-Anderson-Cooper- Twitter-beef.htmlSimilarMar 15, 2012 . 'You called me a terrorist for speaking out': M.I.A lashes out at CNN . said the

https://yungbloodmag.com/. /a-story-to-be-told-m-i-a-s-struggle-to-shed- light-on-the-sri-lankan-civil-war/CachedMay 1, 2015 . M.I.A. rightfully detested the label. There's no denying that the Tamil Tigers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arul_PragasamCachedSimilarArul Pragasam is a Tamil activist and former revolutionary from Jaffna who had a

www.mediaite.com/. /m-i-a-flips-out-at-anderson-cooper-accuses-him-of- calling-her-a-terrorist/CachedSimilarMar 15, 2012 . The article “Lady Tamil Tiger gives pop culture a bang,” originally published in

www.latimes.com/la-mag-june072009-turnitup-story.htmlCachedFor the latter, M.I.A. received an Oscar nomination along with the film's composer,

adst.org/. /suicide-bombers-and-the-rapper-m-i-a-the-sad-legacy-of-the-sri- lankan-civil-war/CachedSimilarCase in point, Grammy-nominated one-hit wonder rapper M.I.A. (2007's “Paper

www.mhlearningsolutions.com/commonplace/index.php?q=node/. CachedSimilarHowever, after painfully watching the video again, I realized M.I.A used

www.mojo4music.com/602/m-i-a-documentary-melts-down/CachedJul 10, 2013 . The trailer features her father, whom she alleges was a leader of Sri Lanka's

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)CachedSimilarMathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 18 July 1975), better known by her stage

www.theweek.co.uk/people/41183/brief-mia-speaks-tamil-tigersCachedFeb 12, 2009 . Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (pictured), aka the rap star M.I.A, has come

https://www.channel4.com/. /mia-maya-arulpragasam-sri-lanka-president- tamil-rajapaksaCachedJan 13, 2015 . Mahinda Rajapaksa was in charge of Sri Lanka at the end of the war against

pitchfork.com/. /29930-mia-responds-to-pro-terrorism-accusations/CachedSimilarAug 6, 2008 . Photo by Matt Jordan The debate over M.I.A.'s use of controversial imagery

blog.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/. /mia-drops-the-g-word.pdfCachedgovernment's targeting of its Tamil minority to be genocide. . However in

This would be ironic if one assumed that M.I.A. wanted to take sides – for the

https://www.washingtonpost.com/. /why-m-i-a-is-angry-about-sri-lankas- election/SimilarJan 7, 2015 . Rajapaksa is a deeply controversial figure: he is credited with ending Sri Lanka's

https://www.britannica.com/biography/MIACachedThe album title, Arular, was the name her father adopted while a Tamil Tiger, and

www.spin.com/featured/spin-cover-story-m-i-a-pow/CachedSimilarJul 18, 2015 . “In India, they have these parrots who tell your fortune,” says M.I.A., . .. Despite

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