Faith Buildings and Urban Environments – An account of the recent Faith Buildings and Urban Environments symposium held at East London Mosque written by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed. To read the article click here
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Faith Buildings and Urban Environments – An account of the recent Faith Buildings and Urban Environments symposium held at East London Mosque written by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed. To read the article click here
Message to a Muslim Artist – Article written by spoken word artist Brother Dash looking at the Muslim Arts scene and some of the challenges facing artists, audiences and event organisers. To read the article click here
Music and Islam: Wind, Strings and fears of a black planet – Spoken word
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Yusuf Islam addresses the contentious issue of Music within Islam and shares his own personal experience.
Music – A question of faith or dawah?
Abid Hussain explores the complex relationship between Islam and the Performing Arts from the perspective of different Islamic school of Jurisprudence highlighting the various different positions adopted within the Muslim community in relation to arts practice.
Islam and the Performing Arts