A mosque forgot its heritage when it tackled a Muslim rapper for exalting the name of Allah. We forget our heritage when we fail to celebrate the greatness among us like Youngsta CPT or our very own football TV supremo Julia Stuart.
They are breaking down doors for others to follow and create a new heritage, writes Gasant Abarder in a new #SliceofGasant column.is among the country’s most influential media voices. Catch his weekly column here.
Had they bothered to engage Youngsta, whose real name is Riyadh Roberts, they would have discovered that he is a devout Muslim and often refers to his unflinching faith in his music. Had they bothered to ask, they would have known that he wasn’t appropriating from the Muslim faith because it is his way of life.
They also claim he posed as an imam and distorted the praise of Allah. Erm, it’s called art. Is rap not an art form? Youngsta didn’t make a single disparaging or blasphemous statement about Allah or his faith in that track or his dozens of other tracks.
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Alhamdulilaah, praise be to Allah for Youngsta CPT and Julia StuartA mosque forgot its heritage when it tackled a Muslim rapper for exalting the name of Allah. We forget our heritage when we fail to celebrate the greatness among us like Youngsta CPT or our very own football TV supremo Julia Stuart.
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