Poetic Pilgrimage Explained

Poetic Pilgrimage
Background:group_or_band
Origin:London, United Kingdom
Genre:Islamic hip hop
Years Active:2002–present
Associated Acts:Muslim Belal
Current Members:Muneera Rashida
Sukina Abdul Noor

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hip-Hop Hijabis | Music . . 2015-03-05 . 2020-05-22.
  2. News: Vic. Motune. Sing out Sisters. New Statesman. 10 July 2008.
  3. News: Michael. Mumisa. Sacred tunes. Al-Ahram Weekly. 17–23 August 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090421001920/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/808/feature.htm. 21 April 2009.
  4. News: Introducing hip-hop's songs of praise. The Independent. 2008-05-16.
  5. News: Brita. Garden. Hip-hop i hijab. NRK. 2008-05-30.