Current Affairs North America’s “punk Islam” scene focus of One World film Taqwacore

11-03-2010 16:08 | Ian Willoughby

The film Taqwacore, which is being screened in the One World festival of human rights documentaries in Prague, focuses on young American Muslims who have embraced rebellious punk rock music, leading to disapproval from some in their community. I spoke to its director Omar Majeed, who is himself Pakistani-Canadian, and began by asking about the origins of the style described in the film as “punk Islam.”

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