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The Taqwacores is the debut novel by Michael Muhammad Knight, depicting a fictitious Islamic punk rock scene. The title is a portmanteau of taqwa, an Islamic concept of love and fear for God, and Hardcore, the punk rock subgenre. Some of the most popular taqwacore bands are The Kominas, Al-Thawra, Secret Trial Five, and Fedayeen .
The Taqwacores is about punk Islam, where Michael Muhammad Knight imagined a community of Muslim radicals: mohawked Sufis, riot grrrls in burqas with band patches, skinhead Shi’as, but did not limit the term taqwacore to only these groups.
Jul 25, 2009 · An fictional Muslim punk rock scene has become real. Michael Muhammad Knight's 2003 novel, The Taqwacores, imagined punk rockers who practiced Islam on their own terms. At the time he was...
Jun 10, 2024 · Taqwacore bands such as Kominas mostly use punk-styled guitar rock chord progressions, abrasive lyrics, fast tempos and loud volumes, although some groups use more experimental in their...
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Feb 24, 2009 · The book, about a group of Muslim punk wannabes living a rock 'n' roll lifestyle in Buffalo, N.Y., has since come to life in a number of ways. There was the book itself, which Knight...
Feb 10, 2011 · “The Taqwacores” is an earnest and awkward attempt to address issues that should be meaningful to at least some segment of hip, intelligent young people: cutting-edge punk rock and modern...
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Sep 9, 2011 · Much to Knight's surprise, his book inspired hundreds of young Muslims to start their own real bands and turn Taqwacore into the battle cry of a movement.
