Music video by Zee Avi performing Bitter Heart. Catch the debut EP of the talented Malaysian singer-songwriter entitled One More Time With Colors.

Hana Tajima Simpson of StyleCovered and Maysaa brings you the tutorial of her simple, signature style hijab.

Hana Tajima Simpson of StyleCovered and Maysaa brings you the tutorial of her simple, signature style hijab.

Oh, to be young, beautiful, Muslim—and punk rockers! Heres one story of disaffected American youth we havent seen before. Yusef, a straitlaced Pakistani American college student, moves into a house with an unlikely group of Muslim misfits—skaters, skinheads, queers, and a riot grrrl in a burqa—all of whom embrace Taqwacore, the hardcore Muslim punk-rock scene.

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam follows Michael and his kindred spirits as they travel across the U.S. in their green school bus, challenging Muslims and non-Muslims with punchy anthems like Sharia Law in the U.S.A. Their spiritual odyssey then leads them to Pakistan, where they bring punk to the streets of Lahore and reconnect with Islam in a bold new way.

The Taliban has waged a violent campaign against girls who go to schools in their Afghan strongholds. A series of attacks against schools and female students have driven many girls to go underground to receive an education. In one attack in Kandahar in 2008, around 15 girls and teachers were sprayed with acidby men on motorbikes.

Outlandish is a multi-award winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, they consist of Isam Bachiri, Waqas Ali Qadri, and Lenny Martinez. All three members are devoutly religious, Isam and Waqas being Muslims, and Lenny being Catholic. Watch their newest single from the album Sound of a Rebel, Keep The Record on Play. Video is directed by Ridwan Adhami / RidzDesign!

Urban art and cute icons are not what we usually relate Islam to, but Styleislam is a label working to change that. Melih Kesmen began Style Islam, an Islamic-themed clothing line, in Germany three years ago. Kesmen blends Arabic and English in his calligraphy and animates words and Islamic slogans so that they are not only funky, but also have content. Ultimately, they are communicating Islam in a language young people can understand, without sacrificing the religion’s values in the process. Check out www.styleislam.com for more info.