Tamer Nafar

A musician, actor, screen-writer, and social activist, Nafar grew up in Lyd, a mixed city of Palestinians and Jews not far from Tel Aviv and home to one of the largest drug markets in the Middle East. As a teenager, Tamer discovered hip-hop and became the world’s first Palestinian rapper. His lyrics and activities reflect the Palestinian struggle, women’s rights, and the promotion of alternative art within a conservative society.

In 2000, Tamer formed the first Palestinian hip-hop group DAM. He has since starredinthefeaturefilm“Junction48”directedbyUdiAloniandwrittenby Nafar and Oren Moverman. The film won the Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival, Best International Film in Tribeca and best music in Ophir Awards 2016.

In 2023, Tamer started writing weekly op-eds with Ha Aret’z, +972 Magazine, The Germen Telepolis, and sometimes The Guardian.

This year (2024), he will release his first English EP “In the name of the father, the Imam & John Lennon” through the American record label, Empire.