Islamic sufi in Aleppo
Sam Farah of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Arabic Service visits an Islamic Sufi gathering in Aleppo, in northern Syria. He discovers how the worlds of music, religion and politics collide.
Branded by the USA as a βrogue stateβ, yet possessing one of the worldβs oldest and richest cultures, Syria is little understood as a nation.
Sam Farah of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Arabic Service visits an Islamic Sufi gathering in Aleppo, in northern Syria. With Israel on one border, and Iraq on another, religion in Syria is often politically charged, and at the gathering of Sheikh Habboush, music is seen as a potent weapon for Islam.
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Aleppo
Music in Syria
Duration: 06:02
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Sheikh Habboush
Sufi prayer ritual
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A Sufi prayer meeting
The importance of Aleppo to Sufi music
Duration: 02:53
A Sufi prayer ritual
Performed by Sheikh Habboush.
Duration: 12:06
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Sheikh Habboush
Sufi prayer ritual
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Improvisation and vocal acrobatics
In the music of the Sufi of Aleppo.
Duration: 12:37
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Sheikh Habboush
Sufi prayer ritual
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Trance
The weekly sermons of the prayer meeting.
Duration: 02:46
A Sufi prayer ritual
Performed by Sheikh Habboush.
Duration: 11:15
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Sheikh Habboush
Sufi prayer ritual
- ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ recording on location.
Sheikh Habboush
A poem on the Prophet Mohammed
Duration: 05:33
The meaning of the lyrics
In Sheikh Habboush's music
Duration: 05:32
Broadcasts
- Sat 12 Feb 2005 15:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Sat 4 Feb 2006 15:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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