# TAQWACORE WEBZINE

### It’s All Happening: The Taqwacores Debuts in Los Angeles

Posted by nataliejill on November 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Sundance Festival Pick The Taqwacores officially premiered in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theater to a modestly sized crowd on November 12. Friday night’s screening marked the fifth time I had seen the film, almost two years after hearing of a movie in pre-production about “Muslim Punks.” Though it’s a phrase I try to … Read more

Filed under Film, Music, taqwacore, The Taqwacores

### Got an Ache in My Gut and My Stomache’s Alight

Posted by Taz on November 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Crossposted from Touring the Light. Written by Stoney. I will not discredit taqwacore for connecting me with people that now mean a lot to me. I also will not discredit taqwacore for making me think a little bit more about identity and questioning my place in the world. But it started as a fictional novel, … Read more

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### Hollywood-ification

Posted by Taz on November 12, 2010 · 2 Comments

It was another Taqwacore road trip, from Oakland to Los Angeles. This was strange considering that Los Angeles was home turf, I just happened to move to Oakland rather recently. It seemed like all my Taqwacore adventures revolved around a trip of some sort – there was never a semblance of “home,” which is ironic … Read more

Filed under Editorial, Film, The Taqwacores · Tagged with Hollywood, intoxication, punk, religion, road trip, The Taqwacores Motion Picture

### Composing Master Mind of Omar Fadel

Posted by Taz on November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe that The Taqwacores feature film Sundance Film Festival debut was back in January. So much has happened since the adventures in the Taqx punk house in the snowy valley of Park City. It was in the house that I first met the illustrious Omar Fadel. Poised and soft spoken, it was … Read more

Filed under Film, Music, The Taqwacores · Tagged with Interview, Music, Score, Soundtrack, The Taqwacores Motion Picture

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