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Re-inventing Islam with Unique Modern Tones: Muslim Hip Hop Artists as Verbal Mujahidin

2006; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 8; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/10999940601057341

1548-3843

H. Samy Alim,

Race, History, and American Society

This article explores the complex relationship between Hip Hop Culture and the Islamic Faith, which have both been constructed by dominating discourses as “threats to American civilization.” Like the Muslim umma, the Global Hip Hop Nation functions as a worldwide network of “believers” who have created “nationhood” through cultural, ideological, and imaginary means. I view Hip Hop artists as “verbal mujahidin,” with their speech activities serving as alternative media sources narrating the experiences of a “nation.”