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Omar Offendum

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For hip-hop artist Omar Offendum, apathy toward Syria is not an option

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Syrian American hip-hop artist Omar Offendum realized long ago that his music could be a tool. Now the focus of his lyrics is to remind people that beneath all the political posturing and proxy wars still taking place in Syria, there’s still real human suffering the world has to solve.

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