“Respect logic and use it as a tool to improve upon your spiritual understanding.” Imam W.D. Mohammed, American Muslim Revivalist (1933-2008) [Update]: Originally published on February 21, 2017 on the Maydan, this piece is updated…
Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States by Su’ad Abdul Khabeer. NYU Press, 2016. 288 pages. $30. Reviewed by Hale Inanoglu In her performance ethnography Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip…
Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States by Su’ad Abdul Khabeer. NYU Press, 2016. 288 pages. $30. Reviewed by Rasmieyh Abdelnabi Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United…
Encircled around Shaykh Arona Faye in the dining hall of Masjid Muhajjirun wal-Ansar of Moncks Corner (South Carolina), a dozen or so students listened intently as he recounted a story of resistance and spiritual power…
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…