Jihadology Podcast: Nashids: History and Cultural Meaning

Behnam Said comes on the show to talk about nasheeds. Some of the topics covered include:

• The role of music in Islam and how it relates to nasheeds
• A modern history of the use of nasheeds
• Differences between Sufi, mainstream Islamist, and jihadi nasheeds
• Different themes used in these nasheeds
• Why there has been such an explosion in new nasheeds and media outlets from IS and AQAP recently

Links:

• Behnam Said – Extremis Project
• Amazon.com author page for Behnam Said
• Hymns (Nasheeds): A Contribution to the Study of the Jihadist Culture – Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
• Behnam Said (@BenSai) | Twitter

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