Muslim Girls in Music
Propelled by the story of Deeyah (aka the Muslim Madonna) and her encouragement of other Muslim girls to make music, Jus1Jam came all the way from Bradford for a discussion on being a Muslim and a musician at the same time, and to read her lyrics as poetry.Deeyah’s career caused a lot of trouble and is subsequently conferred to the fringes of media attention. People working with Deeyah have been known to abandon their projects for unexplained reasons, and she herself has received death threats and been forced underground. This begs the question: how do Muslim girls with a leaning towards the arts balance their beliefs and their talents, in a western setting where other girls are ‘free’ to express themselves and perform without fear?
Jus1Jam recites her poetry for us in the studio, discusses being a muslim liberal and growing up in Muslim-heavy Bradford. 
[...] fake wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Propelled by the story of Deeyah (aka the Muslim Madonna) and her encouragement of other Muslim girls to make music, Jus1Jam came all theway from Bradford for talk about being a Muslim and a musician, and read us her lyrics as poetry. Deeyah’s career caused a lot of trouble and is subsequently conferred to the fringes of media attention. People working with Deeyah have been known to abandon the project for unexplained reasons, and she herself has received death threats. Jus1Jam recites her poetry for us in the studiom discusses being a muslim liberal and growing up in Bradford. [...]
Middle East » Blog Archive » Muslim Girls in Music said this on February 2, 2008 at 3:54 pm |
Fari!
i am listening – after i recommended it onto people & they enjoyed it {& after hearing feedback from others on Deeyah’s project}
thanks for the experience!
love j1j.xx