Musician Brother Ali became known in the early 2000s for his hard-hitting critique of racism and inequality in the US. Two decades later, the white rapper has moved to Turkey on a spiritual journey as a Muslim. He’s still producing music but he says his political views are making it harder for him to get his music out there. Reporter Fariba Nawa sat down with the American rapper in Istanbul.
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