"When I started singing, it was mostly pop and love songs. Once I started doing rap, a lot of people were shocked. For those in Morocco, rap is for men, not women. I think all the criticism just made me be a stronger person."
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Meet Manal, the Moroccan Artist Changing the Game, retrieved on April 20, 2020
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