Punk and Islam.
Usually those two words are rarely seen together. Their coupling seems as counter-intuitive as George W. Bush and eloquence, as 9/11 conspiracy “truthers” and reasoned debate.
But through the writings of Muslim punk Michael Muhammad Knight (author of The Taqwacores – his most well known novel – and a variety of journalism for progressive Islam journals like Muslim Wake Up!) – whose spiritual journey has spanned from to studying in Pakistani mosques to a 20,000 mile Greyhound journey across America looking for the true identity of Nation of Islam founder W.D. Fard – you may discover punk and Islam may have more in common than you think.
In this audio collaboration with Al-Thawra – Taqwacore101 – Michael reads from The Taqwacores, unraveling the contours of taqwacore subculture and the similarities of punk and Islam – their raw energies, ascending trajectories, lacks and failures.
Taqwacore101 MP3
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