Coffee A Shared Legacy of Muslim Culture
Western historians and commentators generally trace the beginnings of globalization to the second half of the 20th century. However, globalization is neither a very recent…
Western historians and commentators generally trace the beginnings of globalization to the second half of the 20th century. However, globalization is neither a very recent…
Listening to Muhammad Muwakil can be painful. And it’s not because of his singing. Even when he does spoken-word poetry you want to cover your…
For years I have tried to understand what the maqams are (or maqamats, known as nawbas in Morocco) and I hope these few words here don’t confuse…
Music continued to flourish in medieval India in spite of the acquisition of political power by the Turks, Afghans and Mughals. It was patronized and thrived…
Allah says in Surah Tin: “We have indeed created man in the best of mould, then do We reduced Him to the lowest of the…