The recent death of beloved French rapper Werenoi has created a dilemma for some of his fans: should they stop listening to his music, out of respect for his Muslim faith? View on euronews ...

Islam and Arab culture have certainly been influences on other music around the world, including flamenco, which is rooted in seven centuries of Muslim rule in Spain.

No Islamic scholar would argue that Qur’anic recitation (qira’at) is forbidden, and many would argue that the Qur’an should be recited as beautifully as possible. To a person unfamiliar with qira’at, ...

Ali Al Hadi is a Danish Muslim musician and singer at age of 25 which promises a bright future ahead of his career with the success he has already achieved so far. As a Muslim singer, his concern is ...

Muslim Americans Bridging Communities Through Art and Music. A number of Muslim Americans are using art as a point of connection, not discord, between Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States.

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change ...

Qais Essar and Sonny Singh’s latest album, Sangat, comprises Sufi compositions and Sikh hymns that hark back to the defining ...

Sami Yusuf is the biggest name in Muslim music – anywhere. His albums sell by the million. Yet his own country – Britain – is hardly aware of him. But all that could be about to change.

The singer is a contestant on a new Islamic version of "American Idol," launched to promote and drum up talent for one of the Arab world's newest Islamic pop music video channels.

And that suits him just fine. The music he plays is about three chords and the truth, so there is no hiding the fact he’s a Muslim trying to make it in a genre that’s been resistant to change.

Muslim musical culture impacted the development of signature American musics like blues, jazz, and hip-hop. With the international flow of music, there are more obvious inclusions of Muslim musics in ...