Legendary rock legend Gene Simmons sparked outrage in Australia earlier this month when he made anti-Muslim comments on a Melbourne radio station.

The world’s second-largest religion, Islam has perhaps been more present in hip hop than any other faith. An incredible number of hip hop artists have chosen to embrace various forms of the faith, some even incorporating Muslim messages into their music. Here are hip hop’s best Muslim rappers, past and present.

Record label hopes artists such as Raef and Maher Zain will attract listeners wanting a modern take on religious music

Awakening Records, working with Islamic artists such as Maher Zain and Mesut Kurtis, will be launching a talent contest to find its next star.

Music video for "A mind full of whispers" by Outlandish

Salah Benlemqawanssa, better known as just Salah, has become popular internationally for his robotic dance moves. According to his bio, Salah is from France and is Algerian / Moroccan. Although we couldn't confirm a direct source, it's safe to assume Salah Benlemqawanssa is Muslim.

An all-girl teenage rock band from Indian-administered Kashmir has decided to split after the region's top Muslim cleric declared their music to be ''un-Islamic'', their manager said today.

Pragaash, a three-piece group whose members are still in high school, had been the target of an online hate campaign ever since winning a Battle of the Bands contest in December.

But after initially insisting they would continue making music, they have now called its quits after the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Bashiruddin Ahmad, branded them as ''indecent'' and issued a fatwa calling for them to disband.

''After the fatwa the girls decided to quit and disband,'' Adnan Mattoo, the band's manager, said in brief comments to AFP.

The mother of one of the girls confirmed that her daughter had decided to leave the band, saying she was staying with relatives outside Kashmir until the fuss died down.

''My daughter had been depressed and irritable so we decided to send her away to anoth

Hip-hop passion swept Jeddah for a night as German and Saudi rappers turned in a mind-blowing performance at the residence of German Consul General Rolf Theodor Schuster on Wednesday (January 30).

Organized by the German Consulate General in cooperation with Universal Legends Entertainment, this cross-cultural “Jeddah Hip Hop Jam” event featured renowned German Singer and Producer Max Herre and Saudi Rapper ‘Qusai’ or “QUSAI aka Don Legend the Kamelion” accompanied by promising local hip-hop crews “J-FAM” and “Run Junction.”

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Freeway discusses the difficulties of balancing his Islamic faith and making music.