Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam Trailer
Taqwacore chronicles the nascent Muslim punk rock movement in America inspired by the work of Michael Knight, who converted to Islam in rebellion against his whitesupremacist father. He went on to pen the novel The Taqwacores (a term combining the Muslim concept of God consciousness with hardcore punk), a manifesto for disillusioned Islamic teens. Soon young Muslim musicians were contacting him and a tour idea was hatched. The film follows Knight and a variety of young subversives on tour as they shock and
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