{"id":396,"date":"2012-08-29T05:14:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T05:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/islaminamerica\/?p=396"},"modified":"2012-08-28T21:15:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T21:15:32","slug":"are-muslims-allowed-to-sing-and-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2012\/08\/29\/are-muslims-allowed-to-sing-and-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Muslims Allowed to Sing and Dance?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“While moderate Muslims generally don\u2019t object to music and dancing per se, a large portion of the faithful view sexually suggestive movement, racy lyrics, and unmarried couples dancing together as haram, because they may lead to un-Islamic behavior. This viewpoint resembles the anti-dance feeling common among American Christians at various points in U.S. history.”<\/p>\n

Agree? Disagree? Read the whole article here<\/A> and decide. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“While moderate Muslims generally don\u2019t object to music and dancing per se, a large portion of the faithful view sexually suggestive movement, racy lyrics, and unmarried couples dancing together as haram, because they may lead to un-Islamic behavior. This viewpoint resembles the anti-dance feeling common among American Christians at various points in U.S. history.” Agree?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[91,90],"class_list":["post-396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-dance","tag-music"],"yoast_head":"\nAre Muslims Allowed to Sing and Dance? - Islam In America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2012\/08\/29\/are-muslims-allowed-to-sing-and-dance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are Muslims Allowed to Sing and Dance? - Islam In America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"“While moderate Muslims generally don\u2019t object to music and dancing per se, a large portion of the faithful view sexually suggestive movement, racy lyrics, and unmarried couples dancing together as haram, because they may lead to un-Islamic behavior. 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