discuss what it is about hip-hop that makes it such an appealing vessel for challenging Islamophobia that individuals of Islamic faith continue to engage in the culture despite the difficulties of navigating both their religion and hip-hop affiliation.

In the film I Heart Hip-Hop in Morocco, DJ Key discusses the difficulties of being Muslim and being involved in hip-hop as some elements of hip-hop culture are forbidden in the Islamic faith. Using the knowledge gathered from viewing the film, Swedenburg’s chapter “Islamic Hip-Hop versus Islamophobia,” and previous works from this semester, discuss what it is about hip-hop that makes it such an appealing vessel for challenging Islamophobia that individuals of Islamic faith continue to engage in the culture despite the difficulties of navigating both their religion and hip-hop affiliation.

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