If you saw him on the street, you might mistake him for a member of One Direction with his hair and his style — but his name is Harris J. The 18-year-old British singer scored a deal with Awakening ...

Should an artist’s faith determine what happens to their work when they die? The death of one of France’s most successful rappers has raised this question. French rapper Werenoi, whose real name was ...

Rap music is no stranger to controversy. From the get-go, it's been the medium through which artists have sounded off on everything from social injustice to verboten urges. Rap is where the political ...

Regarded as one of the leading Islamic musicians in Nigeria, Rukayat Gawat, is a woman of substance who is passionate about women’s responsibilities in a home which she often makes obvious in her ...

Composer Composer AR Rahman is one of the celebrated music composers of today. Much before he was known to the world as AR Rahman, he was addressed by his birth name, Dilip Kumar. He changed his name, ...

Perhaps one of the most overlooked sub-genres of hip-hop is represented by the work of early ’90s New York rap acts dedicated to the Five Percent Nation. Inspired by Nation of Islam founder W.D. Fard, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A treat for the senses in the form of mystic music will be available to University students next ...

In its telling, the story of a notorious lynching of Jews is not unusual. The storyteller, however, is: Abdurrahman Wahid, the former Indonesian president, and a leading Muslim scholar. In an ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop singer Youssou N'Dour's 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott by some Muslim fans, but in a new documentary about the album, "Egypt," he says the music has ...

Cairo: A few years ago, Egyptian Islamist members of parliament demanded 'raunchy' music videos be banned on television. They accused the shows of pervading immorality and corrupting young people.

The 18-year-old British singer says his faith is a misunderstood one. He's hoping his music will help change that. Harris J: Pop Music Meets Islam If you saw him on the street, you might mistake him ...