In Islam, it is understood that any form of entertainment that is intoxicating is strictly prohibited. As such, the issue of whether popular music is allowed in Islam is often debatable, particularly when music is used as a medium for dakwah or spreading the message of Islam to the wider audience. The elements of hip hop culture, blending in with the message of Islam are attracting the youth especially among African American and ethnic communities in the United States and in the United Kingdom in understanding and accepting the teaching and values of the religion. It is estimated that 1.8 million Muslim converts living in the United States and in the United Kingdom, and a lot of the them came to Islam through some form of hip hop. The aim of this research is to discuss the elements of hip hop culture and how it blends with the teaching of Islam. Focus group, facilitated discussion and forum, close reading and analysis of documentary films and video blogging will be carried out to further enhance the understanding of this topic. The research intends to reveal the reason behind the conversion to Islam among the ethnic and African American youth in the United States and in the United Kingdom through hip hop music.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
My encounter with Hassan Mutalib
He's a great person. That's how I would describe Hassan Mutalib. Not only he's intelligent (he doesn't require paper qualifications or the Dr title to make him a well known scholar), he inspires people. I always wanted to speak to him, so when he replied to my email and said that he loved to be interviewed I was enthusiastic. I'm just a PhD student (not even a candidate yet) but he was willing to spend his time to talk to me.
The interview went well (errr although I was giggling too much because I was nervous). In that 1 1/2 hrs I actually learned a lot, what it means to be able to teach and what it means to be able to learn. Both are equally important. Hassan Mutalib writes about films because he is passionate about his subjects and he cares about the people he wrote about.
A close friend told me about having a hero in one's life. I think I had found my hero in academic field.
This is what he thought about my paper;
Hi Raja,
Your paper was an interesting read. But I felt you didn't fully get into your title "Are they revolutionists?" You had a very pertinent quote that related to your paper from THE BIG DURIAN & this could be your focus: "Our past is disappearing in front of our eyes, which is why every memory is important." This fits in well with UMNO's dastardly deed of rewriting Malaysian history in school textbooks where the achievements of the other races are almost not recorded. In a sense, Amir & Fahmi are historians themselves.
(Insya Allah, I will write more about my interview with Hassan Mutalib in the next post!)
The interview went well (errr although I was giggling too much because I was nervous). In that 1 1/2 hrs I actually learned a lot, what it means to be able to teach and what it means to be able to learn. Both are equally important. Hassan Mutalib writes about films because he is passionate about his subjects and he cares about the people he wrote about.
A close friend told me about having a hero in one's life. I think I had found my hero in academic field.
This is what he thought about my paper;
Hi Raja,
Your paper was an interesting read. But I felt you didn't fully get into your title "Are they revolutionists?" You had a very pertinent quote that related to your paper from THE BIG DURIAN & this could be your focus: "Our past is disappearing in front of our eyes, which is why every memory is important." This fits in well with UMNO's dastardly deed of rewriting Malaysian history in school textbooks where the achievements of the other races are almost not recorded. In a sense, Amir & Fahmi are historians themselves.
(Insya Allah, I will write more about my interview with Hassan Mutalib in the next post!)
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