Creative Voices of Muslim Asia Resources

Resources

Islam: An Introduction

Islam: An Introduction

Muslim Voices in America: The Making of a Modern Music Scene

By Hussein Rashid, Hofstra University

Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur'an

By Jacqueline Ganem, former Asia Society Museum Fellow

Urdu Poetry and the The Masnavi Tradition

By Asad ur Rahman

The World of Persian Music and Poetry

By Steve Blum

In Search of Sacred Spaces

By Samina Quraeshi

Sama’: Music and the Sufi Mystical Experience

By Bruce Lawrence, Duke University

Qawwali: From Sufi Ritual to Commercial Pop

By Hiromi Lorraine Sakata, UCLA

Qawwali and the Art of Devotional Singing

By Hussein Rashid, Hofstra University

The Magical Tale of Hoshruba, a Dastangoi Classic

By Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Music and Islam: A Deeper Look

By Hussein Rashid, Hofstra University

The Power of the Word in the Arts of Islam

By Hiromi Lorraine Sakata, UCLA