Sami Yusuf Interview with Rolling Stone

Sami Yusuf Interview with Rolling Stone

By uzzie on from www.rollingstoneme.com

Time magazine called him “Islam’s biggest rock star.” The Independent? “Holy rock star: The voice of Islam.” With that kind of press, and several million album sales under his belt, you’d think Tehran-born, London-raised singer Sami Yusuf would be willing to continue mining the rich ‘Muslim superstar’ seam he struck, almost by accident, with the release of his debut, self-produced, album, Al Mu’allim, in 2003, which sold over 2 million copies.
Iraqi rappers voice reality, pain: 'We livin' in hell'

Iraqi rappers voice reality, pain: 'We livin' in hell'

By uzzie on from www.cnn.com

Wearing hooded sweatshirts, baseball hats and sports gear, the five young men alternated between nodding their heads to the rhythm and taking hold of the microphone to pour out their anger, their insights, their pain.

"No matter if you're Muslim, no matter if you're Christian, no matter the religion, we all are human," intones DK.

The scene and sounds wouldn't be unusual in many U.S. cities, where rap has been part of urban culture for decades.

But this is Baghdad.
Adam Lambert will tone it down for Malaysian concert

Adam Lambert will tone it down for Malaysian concert

By uzzie on from marquee.blogs.cnn.com

He may have shocked the United States with his same-sex kiss on last year's American Music Awards, but Adam Lambert has vowed to tone it down for his upcoming performance in Malaysia.

Sami Yusuf - Hear Your Call (Official Video)

By funkymonkey on from www.youtube.com

'Hear Your Call' a charity single released by Sami Yusuf. All profits will go towards Save The Children's emergency relief efforts in Pakistan. Please help donate to the cause.
ILLUME :: I am Taqwacore

ILLUME :: I am Taqwacore

By TheMuslimAgorist on from www.illumemag.com

By expressing his struggle with being an American trying to find his place in Islam, Michael Muhammad Knight tapped into the frustrations of many Muslims struggling to find their place in America
Jewish-Muslim Hip Hop Duo Bridges Divide

Jewish-Muslim Hip Hop Duo Bridges Divide

By MuslimVoices on from muslimvoices.org

Mazzi, an Iranian Muslim, and Sneakas, an Israeli Jew, create political music about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and promote understanding between Muslims and Jews.
Kareem Salama: The Muslim Lone Ranger

Kareem Salama: The Muslim Lone Ranger

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

U.S President Barack Obama has a new secret weapon in his war on ‘anything that even smirks or smells like anti-American sentiment’. And it comes in a pair of perky blue jeans, a wild Western-shirt and a Stetson hat tilted at just the right angle to raise at least a couple of eyebrows.

Wisdom and Tea (Dawud Wharnsby Ali)

By uzzie on from www.youtube.com

A very beautiful nasheed about our parents by Dawud Wharnsby Ali on the album Sunshine, Dust, and the Messenger.
Salaam: Music Of The Midwest And The Middle East

Salaam: Music Of The Midwest And The Middle East

By MuslimVoices on from muslimvoices.org

Salaam, a band based in Bloomington, Indiana, focuses on music of the Arab world and aims to introduce it to an audience that reaches far beyond the Arabian Peninsula.

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