Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

5.682m2009

DocumentaryMusic

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.

Directed by Omar Majeed

Cast

M

Michael Muhammad Knight

Self

B

Basim Usmani

Self

S

Shahjehan Khan

Self

A

Arjun Ray

Self

K

Karna Ray

Self

I

Imran Malik

Self

M

Marwan Kamel

Self

O

Omar Waqar

Self

K

Kourosh Poursalehi

Self

S

Sena Hussain

Self

S

Soma Habib

Self

'

'Cazz' Rae Turner

Self

Riz Ahmed

Self

A

Asif Aktar

Self

M

Mamoon Rashid

Self

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