One To Watch: How Abir Is Bringing Arab Pop Into The Mainstream

“There’s a fiery desire in my heart to challenge the one image people have of what an Arab woman is,” rising star ABIR tells Billboard.
Born Abir Haronni in Fez, Morocco, ABIR moved to Arlington, Virginia when she was six. Even though she grew up surrounded by different cultures, the singer recalls that she “struggled with accepting my own.”
But today (Aug. 7), she’s releasing her second EP Heat, a collection of seven songs she proudly describes as “Arab