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Muslim Attitudes to Music in Schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

J. Mark Halstead
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Abstract

The longstanding debate within Islam about the legitimacy of performing and listening to music is now being heard within the British Muslim community, and some parents are expressing misgivings about the compulsory status of music within the National Curriculum. The paper explores the diversity of Muslim attitudes towards music and argues that teachers in Britain have a responsibility to respond to Muslim sensitivities as far as possible.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , July 1994 , pp. 143 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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