Music serves as a metaphor for change in Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World. Rap and hip-hop challenge religious taboos and provide “the rhythm of resistance” in Muslim societies, journalist Robin Wright contends in her wide-ranging study of the culture and politics of modern Islam. Can the same music provide a rhythm for moderation and reform? Wri (...)
September 28, 2012
Books
The Clash
Rock the CasbahRage and Rebellion across the Islamic WorldBy Robin WrightSimon & Schuster, $26.99, 307 pp.
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