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Michael Muhammad Knight
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The Taqwacores: A Novel |
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English |
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Paperback |
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256 |
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2005-04-10 |
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1570271674 |
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Autonomedia |
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0.5 pounds |
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4.5 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches |
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Set in a Muslim punk-house in Buffalo, New York, this novel explores the twin identities of punk and Islam in their many varieties and degrees of orthodoxy. The story here is primarily with the characters — Umar, the straight-edge Sunni; Rabeya, the burqa-clad riot grrl; Jehangir, the dope-smoking mohawked Sufi (who plays rooftop calls-to-prayer on his electric guitar) — and their collective articulation of a heresy-friendly, pluralist Islam. Full of punk references (real and invented) and enough Arabic phrases to fully deck out your skateboard, The Taqwacores is a great introduction to the cracks in the surface of mainstream Islam with a peculiarly American face.
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lizkins (USA: LA) (2008/07/31):
This book was really great. It has an insight to it about both Islam and punk rock that makes me feel as if I have lived a devote follower of both. I would suggest it to anyone who enjoys punk or who is looking for a contemporary take on Islam.
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