Namık Sinan Turan- Dear Bilen, you are known as the most important authority on Şerif Muhiddin Targan in Turkey today due to your musical performance and academic research on the oud. Before talking about your…
The following is a series of influential American Muslim musicians starting from the early 20th-century jazz era to celebrity pop artists active today. The selected artists have publicly claimed their Muslim faith. Several of the…
The Qur’an is known throughout the world as a written document that can be read and studied as a text, but its active manifestation in daily life―being recited and heard—struck me profoundly when I lived…
Qur’anic recitation conveys scripture through virtuosic melodies, delicate vocal ornaments, and expert pronunciation of classical Arabic. Indonesian reciter Hajjah Maria Ulfah demonstrates the nuances of recitation, discusses how it is taught to young students, and…
This fascinating, timely, and important book on the connection between music and political activism among Muslim youth around the world looks at how hip-hop, jazz, and reggae, along with Andalusian and Gnawa music, have become…
In partnership with George Mason’s Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the School of Music, the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies presents a reading of Rumi’s poetry in its original Persian…