Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
Directed by Omar MajeedNot Rated
2009 82m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Music](/on-demand/category/music)6.750%68%5.6
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.
