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Can Rap Be Halal?

27/06/2015

Can Rap be Halal?

BBC World Service - Trending, Can Rap be Halal?

Find out why Deen Squad, two new Muslim rap stars, claim their music is halal

Deen Squad are two new Muslim rappers who are building a huge global following online. But is their music halal?

Deen Squad are two new Muslim rappers who take hit mainstream songs and rerecord them with deeply religious lyrics. They have built up a global following online, but is their music halal?

And how do you police hate speech online? A forum used by white supremacists on Reddit has been allowed to continue, while others that made fun of fat people have been closed down. We bring a civil rights activist and a free speech advocate together to try and answer the question. Joining us in the studio is Abdirahim Saeed from the BBC’s Arabic service.

(Photo credit: Deen Squad)

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