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Listening While Muslim is a series of thematic listening parties created in 2018 by Asad Ali Jafri and Abdul-Rehman Malik and debuted at Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design. LWM is a sonic soul journey that crosses continents, languages and genres and explores music at the intersection of faith, culture and politics.

Booking & Contact

Listening While Muslim Archive

2024
Music as Medicine with Professor Tazeen Ayub, IlluminAsia Festival <PLAYLIST>
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC

Creating Justice
Oakton College, Des Plaines IL

Palestine featuring Serena Rasoul & Wanees Zarour <WATCH>
MATCH, Houston TX

2023
Mawlid Edition, Sufi Music Festival
<PLAYLIST>
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC

Ramadan Special, Words Beats & Life Festival <WATCH>
Bol Coop at Creative Grounds, Washington DC

Bayan Institute - McLean, Virginia

2022
H-Town Edition with special guest Mashal Awais
<LISTEN>
Filli Cafe, Houston

2021
Umi’s Archive: A Culmination of Love with Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer <WATCH>
Mixcloud

Martyrs & Marsiya in Muharram <LISTEN>
Mixcloud

Live in Detroit with Tazeen & Lu Fuki <WATCH>
Atelier OK!

Summer Seminar - American Islamic College

Reflectin’ Revelation <WATCH>
Mixcloud

Searching for the Sounds of a Just Future <WATCH>
Yale Institute of Sacred Music

2020
The Muslim Atlantic with Muneera Pilgrim and Rasul Miller <WATCH>
Mixcloud

2019
Greenbelt Festival
- Kettering, England

Rooted in Resistance with Karima Daoudi <PLAYLIST>
Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, Honolulu

2018
The B Side with Navid Najafi aka IllNomadic
<PLAYLIST>
Atherton Performing Arts Studio, Hawaiʻi Public Radio, Honolulu

Chicago Edition with special guest Ronnie Malley <PLAYLIST>
Citlalin Gallery, Chicago

Kuala Lumpur Special with special guest Altimet

A Transglobal Sonic Soul Celebration <LISTEN>
Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, Honolulu