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Black Saudi rapper faces arrest

Name: Black Saudi rapper faces arrest
Uploaded: 2020-02-24T19:21:58+0000
Description: Saudi officials have ordered the arrest of black Saudi rapper Asayel for “offending” the people of Mecca. The singer has since been subjected to racial abuse online.

Aaya Al-Shamahi

, Khaled Shalaby

Published date: 24 February 2020 19:26 GMT | Last update: 4 years 9 months ago

Saudi officials have ordered the arrest of black Saudi rapper Asayel for “offending” the people of Mecca. The singer has since been subjected to racial abuse online.

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