as there are chants sung a cappella, accompanied only by duff, singing Nasheed demands a spiritual fulfilment. Emarati Nasheed singer Ahmed Bukhatir subtly mixes both, creating a masterful work of art ...

Editor’s note: The videos in this post do not show any bloodshed. If you close your eyes and ignore the sickening visuals—the man in the ditch pleading for his life, the soldiers face down in the dirt ...

In public meetings or online propaganda videos, Islamist hymns, known as anasheed jihadiya or simply nasheeds, have become inseparable from the image of violent groups in the Middle East. These chants ...

Assalaamu alaykum. I have two questions: A) We know that singing 'good' songs without instruments is unanimously allowed. So if there is a 'good' song that contains music, can I listen to it in order ...

A stark Arabic chant is emerging as the anthem of the Islamic State. And it’s just the tip of a booming industry turning out songs of bloodshed and devotion. Alex Marshall investigates the rise of the ...

The Taliban in Afghanistan have adopted melodies from Afghan and Indian music in its newly released nasheeds, an investigation by Amu TV has found. A nasheed is a type of vocal music in Islam that is ...

Amran Ibrahim, Che Amran Idris and Abu Bakar Md Yatim belt out a popular Raihan song in Kuala Lumpur recently. The five casually dressed members of a little-known nasheed group walked nervously into ...