Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

2009

1h 22m

5.6(5 votes)

Documentary

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Overview

Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad Knight to a full-blown, real-life scene of Muslim punk bands and their fans.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Writing

Michael Muhammad Knight

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Basim Usmani

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Shahjehan Khan

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Arjun Ray

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Karna Ray

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Imran Malik

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Marwan Kamel

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Omar Waqar

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Kourosh Poursalehi

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Sena Hussain

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Soma Habib

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'Cazz' Rae Turner

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Riz Ahmed

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Riz Ahmed

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Asif Aktar

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Mamoon Rashid

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Ammar Aziz

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Arieb Azhar

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