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

Serif Muhiddin Targan

The Prodigious Descendant of the Prophet: Şerif Muhiddin Targan, Modernization, Individualization, Virtuosity | An Interview with Bilen Işıktaş

By Namik Sinan Turan  //  January 29, 2020January 31, 2020

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…

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