Music in its most basic form—vocalization—saturates Islamic society: the muezzin’s call to Friday prayer and the melodious recitation of the Quran are experiences with musical as well as devotional ...

Brandeis classical Islam professor Joseph Lumbard knows firsthand the important role luck and timing can play in landing a new job — even when you’re not looking. Several years ago, Lumbard had both ...

Presented in cooperation with Sacred Songs, Sacred Sites, musicians Jamuna Murali, Raja Rajeshwari Bhat, and Ali Durrani will showcase and detail the nuances and intricacies of two traditions of ...

Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijan's best-known and most beloved singer, and his daughter Fargana Qasimov bring a charged charisma and transcendent vocal quality to performances of classical mugham and songs ...

The largest Islamic arts festival in America returns to the University of Houston for its 12th year, featuring more than ...

Shihab Al Din al-Nuwayrı, edited and trans. from Arabic by Elias Muhanna. Penguin Classics, $18 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-14-310748-4 Like the bestiaries and compendiums of medieval Europe, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop singer Youssou N'Dour's 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott by some Muslim fans, but in a new documentary about the album, "Egypt," he says the music has ...

Added T.p.: The J. Mariano da Fonseca collection of ancient & classical Islamic coins and fine art. Catalog of an exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology at Faro Algarve, Feb.28 to Mar.7, 1985; at the ...

Pt Iman Das feels like the interest towards classical music is slowly fading in today’s time. The only way to bring it back, he believes, is through education 'Indian classical music is beneficial for ...