Islam and Pop culture

By Usayd

A recent article written by Yvonne Ridley talks about ‘Pop Culture in the Name of Islam‘. There has been a lot of hype about it, and I don’t even have time to go into detail as I have an exam tomorrow (search google if you want to see!). I am posting just to say that the Islamic group ‘Mecca2Medina‘ have made a response to the article where Yvonne Ridley says:

“Islamic boy bands like 786 and Mecca 2 Medina are also the subject of the sort of female adulation you expect to see on American Pop Idol or the X-Factor. Surely Islamic events should be promoting restrained and more sedate behavior…”

I got the track sent to me by email and I’ve uploaded it to YSE for those who are interested in downloading it get it here.

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 21st, 2006 at 3:44 pm / 23 Rabbi al-Thanni 1427AH and is filed under Islam, Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Islam and Pop culture”

  1. A war of words on Muslim ‘Pop Culture’ at Saracen.nu Says:
    May 26th, 2006 at 5:17 pm

    [...] First, you must hear mecca2madina’s response to the article. [...]

  2. C L O S E R Says:
    June 17th, 2006 at 5:26 pm

    Pop Culture in the Name of Islam - Daily Muslims…

    Pop Culture in the Name of Islam - Daily Muslims
    The following article: Pop Culture in the Name of Islam by YVONNE RIDLEY has gained considerable attention on the World Wide Web. Notwithstanding the presence of several ‘islamic’ boy bands s…

  3. AH Says:
    June 27th, 2006 at 2:22 pm

    I’m sure the guys were sincere about their response but that track was hilarious!

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