Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009)

The word Taqwacore is a combination of hardcore, a genre of punk music, and taqwa, an Arabic word that translates as "piety" or "god-fearing." The first to use the term was writer, journalist, and Muslim convert Michael Muhammad Knight. His novel The Taqwacores, about a group of young Islamic punk rockers, received a storm of recognition among young American Muslims and prompted the formation of various Muslim punk bands.

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Video 2, http://www.mtv.com/videos/movie-trailers/471188/the-taqwacores.jhtml#id=1629757

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Music Video for Sharia Law in the U.S.A. by The Kominas

Video: Excerpt from The Day I Became a Woman (2000)
Music: Sharia Law in the U.S.A. by The Kominas

Sharia Law in the U.S.A. is a single from The Kominas' debut album, "Wild Nights in Guantanamo Bay".

Video edited by Imran Ali Malik