Representing Islam
Representing Islam How do Muslims who grew up after September 11 balance their love for hip-hop with their devotion to Islam? Nasir explores state management of hip-hop culture and how Muslim…
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Representing Islam
How do Muslims who grew up after September 11 balance their love for hip-hop with their devotion to Islam? Nasir explores state management of hip-hop culture and how Muslim hip-hoppers are attempting to "Islamize" the genre's performance and jargon to bring the music more in line with religious requirements, which are perhaps even more fraught for female artists who struggle with who has the right to speak for Muslim women. How do they live the piety and modesty called for by their faith while celebrating an art form defined, in part, by overt sexuality, violence, and profanity?In Representing Islam, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir explores the tension between Islam and the global popularity of hip-hop, including attempts by the hip-hop ummah, or community, to draw from the struggles of African Americans in order to articulate the human rights abuses Muslims face.