Ali Asani - From Qawwali to Sufi Rock: Contemporary Expressions of Muslim Devotional Literature from indo islam Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 42 min 20 sec ✓ Published: 15-Feb-2011
Description: Ali Asani, professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic religion and cultures at Harvard University, gave a fascinating talk entitled, From Qawwali to Sufi Rock: Exploring Contemporary Expressions of Muslim Devotional Literature on Friday, February 11 in the Meyerson Conference Room at the University of Texas at Austin. Hindi Urdu Flagship students joined UT faculty and graduate students to hear Asani describe the modern Sufi rock phenomenon epitomized by Salman Ahmad and his band Junoon. Asani outlined