Poetic Pilgrimage

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Poetic Pilgrimage
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genres Islamic hip hop
Years active2002–present
MembersMuneera Rashida
Sukina Abdul Noor

Poetic Pilgrimage is a British Muslim hip-hop duo, founded by Muneera Rashida and Sukina Abdul Noor in 2002.

Contents

Hip Hop Hijabis documentary

Hip Hop Hijabis is a 2015 Al Jazeera documentary about Poetic Pilgrimage, directed by filmmaker Mette Reitzel. The aim of the documentary is to educate a chosen demographic about the constraints of being female within the Hip Hop genre. Al-Jazeera called it "a universal story about friendship, love and idealism, and two young women finding their place in the world." [1]

Discography

YearTitle
2009Freedom Times
2010Starwomen Mixtape
2011Silence is Consent (with Mohammed Yahya)

Press coverage

  1. New Statesman : [2]
  2. Al-Ahram Weekly : [3]
  3. The Independent : [4]
  4. NRK (Norway): [5]

References

  1. "Hip-Hop Hijabis | Music". Al Jazeera. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. Motune, Vic (10 July 2008). "Sing out Sisters". New Statesman.
  3. Mumisa, Michael (17–23 August 2006). "Sacred tunes". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009.
  4. "Introducing hip-hop's songs of praise". The Independent . 16 May 2008.
  5. Garden, Brita (30 May 2008). "Hip-hop i hijab". NRK.