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Levine, Mark. Heavy Metal Islam. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2008. Print. Heavy metal, punk, hip hop, and reggae are each the music of protest and in mamy cases sonsidered immoral in the Muslim world. This music may also turn out to be the soundtrack of a revolution unfolding across the world. Why, despit sovermental attempts to control and censor the music do these musicians and fans keep playing and listening? Partly, of course because of self expression, but also because , in this region, everything is political.Heavy Metal Islam is a surprising, wildly entertaining foray into a historically authoritarian region where music just might be the true democratizing force.