Ramadan Mubarak, Punk
Confession. I don’t know in what direction to place the prayer mat. It hit me with extreme sadness this evening as I came to that realization. I had been fasting all day for Ramadan and had just broken my fast with a date by myself in the kitchen and I didn’t know what to do … Read more
Taqwacore in the U.K.
[Insert Sex Pistol, The Clash, and all other Brit 70's punk reference here...] because our Taqwacore bands are taking the music overseas. Well at least across the Atlantic to colonizer central, the United Kingdom. Both Al-Thawra and The Kominas will be making their rounds in the U.K., and leaving in the next few days. This … Read more
The Niche
Heavens they say are the dwelling place Of light that pours out the merciful Breath in the hour of “Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth” at That moment in the presence, the Her cheek calling out to the Taqwacores. The meaning Unity glimpsed at the Turning curls of nonexistence, making It … Read more
The Nest
The Nest Nested in the abode of never-ending happiness, in the resting place of coming to the place of no existence, They had no form. Beginning from end to start, they are the limitless ending mirage, calling out from a place of nowhere. Some have called them infidels, others have called them the faithful, but … Read more
Almost Famous: Taqx Edition
written by Tanzila Ahmed I pulled the car over and cried. I cried and cried and cried. Tears streamed down my face behind my big sunglasses as I sat in my car in the striking heat of summer. I was somewhere in the middle of Texas, completely all alone. I looked out my windshield at … Read more
CNN covers Taqwacore in a Special Report called Generation Islam Tonight
Taqwacore Christiane Amanpour’s special report tonight on CNN called Generation Islam at 9:00 PM. Taqwacore is covered in it. We’ll see what CNN has to say about it.
CBC Interview with Mike Knight about The Taqwacores
This is a radio interview Michael Muhammad Knight, author of The Taqwacores, gave to the CBC about his book on March 29th, 2009. An in depth discussion about his motivations for writing the book and his personal thoughts and feelings about Islam
