Sections + × Asia Society Museum Visit Exhibitions Programs Learn Support Arts & Museum Summit Asia Arts Game Changer Awards About Honorees Ceremonies Photos Support Creative Voices of Muslim Asia Resources Exhibitions Videos Film Literature Performing Arts 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 Asia Society Museum Visit Exhibitions Programs Learn Support Arts & Museum Summit Asia Arts Game Changer Awards About Honorees Ceremonies Photos Support Creative Voices of Muslim Asia Resources Exhibitions Videos Film Literature Performing Arts