Heavy Metal Islam Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam

Name: Heavy Metal Islam Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam
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ISBN: 9780307353399

ISBN-10: 0307353397

ISBN-13: 9780307353399

Edition: 2008

Authors: Mark LeVine

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"We play heavy metal because our lives are heavy metal." Reda Zine, one of the founders of the Moroccan heavy-metal scene "Music is the weapon of the future." Fela Kuti An eighteen-year-old Moroccan who loves Black Sabbath. A twenty-two-year-old rapper from the Gaza Strip. A young Lebanese singer who quotes Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." They are as representative of the world of Islam today as the conservatives and extremists we see every night on the news. Heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, and reggae are each the music of protest, and in many cases considered immoral in the Muslim world. This music may also turn out to be the soundtrack of a revolution unfolding across that world. Why, despite…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Publication date: 7/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 295
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.91" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English




Rock and Resistance in the Muslim World



Morocco: When the Music is Banned, the Real Satanism Will Begin



Egypt: Bloggers, Brothers, and the General's Son



Israel/Palestine: Hard Music in an Orphaned Land



Lebanon: Music and the Power of Blood



Iran: "Like a Flower Growing In the Middle of the Desert



Pakistan: Shotguns and Munaqqababes Along the Arabian Sea


Epilogue: Which Way to the Future?


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index