Young Muslim musicians marry faith, hip-hop, rock ‘n’ roll

In the early 1970s, singers such as the late Larry Norman transformed Christian music from hymns to rock ‘n’ roll by asking one simple question: Why should the devil have all the good music? Now a group of young Muslim musicians is doing the same for Islamic songs known as “nasheeds,” by combining hip-hop, country…

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New book: The Religious Identity of Young Muslim Women in Berlin

“The Religious Identity of Young Muslim Women in Berlin: An Ethnography Study” by Synnøve K.N. Bendixsen About the book: The Religious Identity of Young Muslim Women in Berlin offers an in-depth ethnographic account of Muslim youth’s religious identity formation and their engagement with Islam in everyday life. Focusing on Muslim women in the organisation MJD…

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Seminars Fight Stereotypes

24 October 2010 The association for the Development of Feminist Upbringing and Educational Models (EfEU) will be holding two seminars on 24 November in order to fight stereotypes surrounding young Muslims. The first seminar, given by Hikmet Kayahan and entitled “Young/Muslim/Macho, looking for Young Submissive Female Breeding Machine,” hopes to tackles the prejudices that continue…

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Young Muslims urge government to condemn Israeli attacks

A group set up to advise the government on the concerns of young Muslims has written to the Prime Minister asking him to condemn the Israeli government’s attacks on Gaza as “violent extremism”. The Young Muslim Advisory Group, launched by Children’s Secretary Ed Balls last October, was set up to help the government tackle issues…

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    Ellison to Young Muslim-Americans: Participate in Democracy

    Twenty-five young women and men attended the second annual Young Muslim-American Leaders Summit-DC, to speak with national political leaders about they role they can play in shaping future American policies. The event was organized by the Muslim Public Affairs Council, who’s executive director Salam Al-Marayati said that we need more Muslims in civil society in…

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