German football song irks Muslims

An anthem sung by fans of the German football club FC Schalke 04 has drawn protests from Muslims because of its reference to the Prophet Muhammad. The Gelsenkirchen club, which plays in Germany’s top league, the Bundesliga, has asked an Islam expert to consider whether the song might be insulting. The third verse contains the…

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Complaints over airing of Islamophobic song

The remix of Busta Rhymes’ song Arab Money which contains verses from the first chapter of the Holy Qur’an caused complaints to flood into a radio station. The song, which features some of the biggest names in Hip Hop – including P Diddy, Lil Wayne and Akon, and produced by hip hop powerhouse Swiss Beats…

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Complaints over airing of Islamophobic song

The remix of Busta Rhymes’ song Arab Money which contains verses from the first chapter of the Holy Qur’an caused complaints to flood into a radio station. The song, which features some of the biggest names in Hip Hop – including P Diddy, Lil Wayne and Akon, and produced by hip hop powerhouse Swiss Beats…

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The Muslim creatively expresses

A creativity festival was held in Brussels last week, launched as an initiative by FEMYSO to call upon the creativity of young European Muslims. The Muslim community does not always have the opportunity to be heard, FEMYSO (Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations) organized the event to encourage diversity and creativity in religious…

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    Yusuf Islam to sing about deportation

    Folk singer Yusuf Islam hopes to return to the United States in December to record a song inspired by his deportation three years ago, he said.

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