Freiburger Studien zur Kulturanthropologie Band 4 |Sagir, Fatmar, ed|Despite the rich tradition of worldly and religious music in Muslim cultures|and throughout Islamic history, music and also womens voices have been often|condemned as devils work. Nevertheless, young Muslims use music as a medium|to express themselves whilst producing their own lines of thought developing|individual (religious) legitimations. In this volume we seek to offer|glimpses into the variety of regional phenomena of Music by young Muslims|from different countries. The contributions are a result from a Conference|held in fall 2018 in Germany which caught the attention of the national media|with a huge interest in music and identity formation of young Muslims|particularly living in the [...] has the universal power to move|individuals, peoples and societies. Music is one of the most important|signifiers of cultural change. It is also most significant for youth|movements and youth cultures. While Islam has a historically and|traditionally rich culture of music, religious controversy on the topic of|music is still ongoing. However, young Muslims in todays globalised world|seek pop cultural tools such as music, and particularly hip hop music, as way|of exploring and expressing their manifold identities, whilst challenging|Islamophobia, stigma and racism on the one hand and traditional and religious|challenges on the other hand.|In this volume, following an international Conference with the same Title,|scholars and young academics from a variety of disciplines seek to explore|and highlight the phenomena surrounding the two, somewhat artificially|separated, realms of music and religion. The contributions not only look into|different genres of music, from Tunisian metal over German female hip hop to|Egyptian folk, but take the reader on a journey from continent to countries|to cities and rural areas and thus give space and time to a widely neglected|area of research: that of Muslim popular culture and young Muslims.