Mawlid Celebrations 2016

How Long Will My Heart Ache for My Beloved, a song from Aleppo, Syria

Muhammad Nour, from a Middle Eastern concert

Salawat, performed by Iraq’s Basim al-Karbalai

The Shimmering Light, performed by Habib Umar from Yemen

Ya Atheeman, performed by Ahmed Bukhatir from the United Arab Emirates

Ya Imam al-Rusli Ya Sanad, performed in the traditional Syrian style

In North America, we will hear classical, remixed, and entirely novel praise songs.