The Birth of Punk Islam: Taqwacore | Full Documentary

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam is a 2009 documentary film, directed by Omar Majeed and produced by EyeSteelFilm, about various Taqwacore bands and performers touring the United States and Pakistan. The documentary was filmed between 2007 and 2009.
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[@napoleonzivkovic1679]

Punk rock is truly universal; seeing these kids in Motörhead shirts is inspirational…merging faith with music is itself uplifting.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

How is it uplifting? No intelligent individual would ever believe in fairy tales. Faith is ignorance, with or without music.

[@Moses6868]

Michael Muhammad Knight is a personal hero of mine - This is an excellent documentary, thank you for uploading "Taqwacore" friend. ✌️

[@steezbuscemi]

Adding a comment for the algorithm 🤘🏻

[@yourbrotheryusuf]

WOAH I'm watching this for the 3rd time and I just realized that's Riz Ahmed rapping at 28:07

[@alexac9018]

Didn't expect to get really invented but this documentary is very interesting, I love how all these people far away from each other could come together and celebrate what makes them happy

[@bullvinetheband7260]

The drug use is such a human story I can relate I use to have a drug problem at nineteen I hope he finds his strength to stay sober.

[@thehereticofether]

excellent work guys.

[@dianeselwyn6623]

amazing documentary, i love the kominas. i wish there were more bands like this

[@rashidatallah4173]

There are sooo many

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

20:18 - You can tell that a lot of skill and effort went into framing these, hahaha!

[@GrimSingmuf]

Greatness

[@johangoormans]

Al Hamdulillah ✊️

[@mrbond8181]

wow...

[@AmberJam64]

please tour in germany!

[@jocksilver7]

''Shariah Law in the USA'' maybe won't be covered by Megadeth, yet as a cultural find it's as hard-hitting as the original that inspired it, penned by that squire Lydon so many moons ago. In fact, in the UK, it's already there. ''You doubt me?''(says I quoting Mr Rice from the mile-high-city). In a nutshell, this is fascinating and scary at the same time. Mosquee Moon!.

[@vnessa33]

check out this amazing crust punk band from Los Angeles called Inqirad "Extinction" really good future wave of this movement

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo : great place, great community. I go there every year for their International Festival in mid-September. "Islam is a religion of peace" : nowhere does that cliché come to life more than at this place during this event.

[@blackmore4]

With death sentences for adulterers, apostates and homosexuals still firmly enshrined in Islamic Law... no.

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

Oh well you can't please everybody

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

One of the most moronic slogans in history. The Quran is very clear and specific on a lot of aggression and violence, and doesn't nearly condemn all of it. I'd say that it's a religion of hate, like all other Abrahamic Religions. Religion just a tool to make ignorant sheep obey.

[@zarmeenshah2624]

⁠​⁠@@blackmore4 there is a reason for that, no where is there room for “just because” rules in islam everything has a purpose even if u cant come to terms with it

[@valdemar7460]

33:51 34:00

[@sheaserrano]

mike knight is questionable.....ive heard alot of rumors on how many pakistani girls hes "tried to talk to"

[@dorothypierre754]

Oof that makes me sad, but not surprised. The punk scene, like any other scene, is full of jerks but cool people too :')

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

*I've *a lot *Pakistani *he's What's wrong with that?

[@chrispatton6303]

Lol is Michael knight shiaa 56:45

[@awasteoftime93]

The Kominas brought me here.

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

The 'I Love Jesus' hat : you gotta love that!

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

I was just reflecting on this today! How cool!

[@ParisaZaheen]

well we muslims do love Jesus, he's our prophet after all :)

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

@@ParisaZaheen You don't know the Jesus I know.

[@ParisaZaheen]

@@jovicatrpcevski209 nuh uh 🗣🗣💯💯🙅‍♀🙅‍♀🙅‍♀

[@steviepage7]

Freakin’ brilliant. This is what the Saudi Mullahs need 👍

[@Meeklooperz]

28:22 bruv is that riz ahmed💀

[@slitslit4748]

AL THAWRA BABEY

[@TH_5094]

What the hell am I watching

[@chrispatton6303]

Algorithim boosting comment

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

41:36 - This begs the question, why follow something when you know the majority of it is horseshit? Picking and choosing what you find ''cool'' just means that you're a hypocrite either way. Totally unnecessary and superficial adherence to Islam.

[@zarmeenshah2624]

Are u talking about the punk portion or their twisted views on islam, cuz i fs agree w u, y pick n choose it’s pointless

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@zarmeenshah2624 Both. What's pointless is following something that first and foremost, isn't true, and secondly following something that you don't even believe in. If one wants to commit themselves to fairy tales, that is their right, in most countries in the world. However, claiming to be something, and then simply expressing free will only makes you a hypocrite, nothing else.

[@herbreverb5083]

ty4dis

[@omarelayeb8947]

Punk is Anarchy, means no Gods no Masters, and this guys coming saying totaly nonsense.

[@jiwaluva]

HARAM

[@robertgiles9124]

Arabic music and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan music is the greatest....why would anyone want to dumb down the Islamic music with some Western 80s style retro copy?

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

Why would anyone want to play Islamic music in the first place?

[@robertgiles9124]

It's really none of your concern. Are you the Music Referee?@@incumbentvinyl9291

[@Dfgdf91]

​@@incumbentvinyl9291 because it's better than this nonsense

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@Dfgdf91 In what way is it better?

[@withloveraniya]

I LOVE THE KOMINAS LEAVING A COMMENT FOR THE ALGORITHM!!! 💥💥💥🩷