http://hightimes.com en-us 0.4 By John Fortunato Gifted Sri Lankan refugee M.I.A. (a.k.a. Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam) has faced savage bloodshed, racial tension and hurtful injustice her entire life. But that heartbreakingly scandalous turbulence only provided serious ammunition for the foxy, dark-skinned artisan. Alongside her mother, M.I.A. fled to England’s lower-class council estates at her renegade father’s insistence, escaping the war-torn nation of Sri Lanka for the less violent …More]]> http://hightimes.com/entertainment/jfortunato/3937?utm_source=rss_section_John Fortunato Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:38:24 -0500 http://hightimes.com/entertainment/jfortunato/3937?utm_source=rss_section_John Fortunato John Fortunato