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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

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Muslims, Culture, Music: Balancing Connectivity and the Preservation of Cultural Legacies through the Mediterranean

By Reem Elghonimi  //  June 20, 2023

In 1960, when legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis released the album Sketches of Spain (listen here), a stunning work of fusion which went on to win a Grammy Award, he unwittingly (but intuitively) bridged a…

[Interview] Namik Sinan Turan: “Umm Kulthum is a Shared Cultural Symbol of Egypt and the Arab World”

By Ahmet Koroglu  //  May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

[Ahmet  Köroğlu] First off, how about we get to know you briefly? [Namık Sinan Turan] I was born in Tarabya, Istanbul in 1972. My entire life of learning happened in Istanbul. After studying Political Science and…

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