Native Deen: Difference between revisions

| genre = [[hipHip hop music|RapHip hop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Islamic music|Islamic]], [[nasheed]]

'''Native Deen''' is an [[IslamicIslam]]ic [[Musical ensemble|musical group]] from the [[Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, D.C.]] [[Washington Metropolitan Area|area]]. Native Deen's music combines a [[Hip hop music|hip- hop]] styleand [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] styles with [[Lyrics|lyrical]] themes grounded in [[Islam]]. They have three albums: ''[[Deen You Know]]'', ''[[Not Afraid To Stand Alone]]'' and ''[[The Remedy (Native Deen album)]]''.

"Deen" in [[Arabic]] means "religion" or "way of life." Native Deen comprises Joshua Salaam, Naeem Muhammad, and Abdul-Malik Ahmad, young Muslim men who were born and raised in the District of Columbia. Their music seeks to inspire young people to keep their Islamic faith andamidst the pressures and temptations of daily life.<ref name=rap>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100328045003/http://infousa.state.gov/education/overview/muslimlife/rap.htm ''Native Deen's Muslim Rap'', by Phyllis McIntosh, at usinfo.state.gov]</ref> Group members identify themselves as Muslim, and wear traditional Islamic dress such as [[kufi]]s and [[shalwar kameez]]. They say there is more than one way to identify as a Muslim, both by etiquette and dress.<ref name=rap /> Their music typifies the subgenre "positive hip-hop".<ref>[http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060203/news_1c03berklee.html ''Music college joins effort to influence rap'']{{dead link|date=January 2018}}, by Adrienne P. Samuels, [[The Boston Globe]], 2/3/06]</ref>

At the third annual [[Islamic Relief USA|Islamic Relief]] "Evening of Inspiration", in [[Costa Mesa]], [[California]], Muhammad narrated a powerful slideshow, projecting images of needy, hungry children from around the world to illustrate why Islam demands that Muslims give to the less fortunate. He said that Islamic Relief "helps the most vulnerable people from all walks of life. People don't understand how much a dollar can do. That's why this event is more than just a concert – it's a call to action."<ref>[http://www.infocusnews.net/content/view/24235/602/ ''Evening inspires hope through music diversity'', by Shahla Khan, Southern California InFocus, August 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810225934/http://www.infocusnews.net/content/view/24235/602/ |date=2008-08-10 }}</ref>

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