The connection of music to Islam has been controversial for centuries, with philosophers and believers offering different arguments. Some Islamic traditions permit music under specific conditions, ...

There was controversy over Maltese entrant Miriana Conte as her lyrics and song title appeared to be similar to a British ...

Historian William Dalrymple journeys to Morocco, Turkey, Syria and Pakistan to explore whirling dervishes, Qawwali singing and other forms of music sacred in Sufism, the branch of Islam that ...