Post by anarcheese on Nov 17, 2009 2:01:51 GMT -5
**Taqwacore: The Birth Of Punk Islam ** Utterly fascinating!! Imagine this: a young man, fed up with the version of Islam he was dealing with, wrote a fictional book about crazy kids living their crazy lives within Islam with a punk ethic. Imagine his surprise when others were already living that life but knew of no others. Soon, readers became friends and friends became band members and band members turned into groups of musicians who toured North America and India. You can imagine the backlash from the Islamic community and you will be surprised by the support they got. As it turns out Islam is incredibly varied - more than I will ever understand and a punk slant to it just deepens its rich tapestry. Don't believe punk should be tied to religion? Want to see the glorious kaos punk causes when it touches Islam and what wonderful peace it finds when Islam embraces punk? @ the PLAZA THEATER www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9xFF8mruaw
