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Synopsis: Yusef, a first-generation Pakistani engineering student, moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punks in Buffalo, New York. His new "un-orthodox" house mates soon introduce him to Taqwacore- a hardcore, Muslim punk rock scene that only exists out west. As the seasons change, Taqwacore influences the house more and more. The living room becomes a mosque during the day, while it continues to host punk parties at night. Ultimately, Yusef is influenced by Taqwacore too, as he begins to challenge his own faith and ideologies. The Taqwacores deals with the complexities of being young and Muslim in modern-day America.
Genre: Drama, Music
Director(s): Eyad Zahra
Production: Strand Releasing
  7 wins.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
NOT RATED
Year:
2010
83 min
$11,175
Website
96 Views


It's f***ing hilarious man.

What's up with that girl Lynn?

What do you mean?

I mean, like, is she a Muslim?

She is a convert.

Or revert as I'm supposed to say.

You know, a Catholic girl who loved

Rumi the whole idea of no priesthood.

One love. One God. All that sh*t, you know?

But I guess she kind of burnt out man.

So she's not a Muslim any more?

You'll have to ask her about that brother.

Here we go, right here.

- Right here? - Yeah yeah, pull over.

- Hold on, I have to signal.

Alright, you gotta signal.

- Right here, right here. Turn the corner.

- Hold on, let me signal. Let me signal.

My mom would be very proud of me right now.

- Why?

- Hanging out with a good boy like you.

Amazing Ayyub always hooks

up the free booze man.

Five bucks says he isn't wearing a shirt.

Give me some! Give me some!

I'm so f***ing happy you guys are here!

Get on it! Get on it! Get on it!

What the f*** are you fucks doing here man?

Well we're here to undermine the f***ing U.S.

Economy so fill her up mate! Fill her up!

Alright, I'll be right back.

Is it okay he jumped on the

Umar's not going to notice.

Shut the-dude, why do you worry so much?

Worrying is a sin.

Aren't you gonna get in trouble for this?

F*** this place man. I get more loot

giving hand jobs at Niagra Falls man.

Great. Umar's gonna kill me.

Dude, you want one?

- No. - Here. - No, I don't want it.

You're just a straight edge guy, huh?

You're just all nice and all.

You guys, I gotta give these cumbuckets

some gas, I'll be right back.

Asalaam. What do you guys want?

- A-Salaama-lick my balls mother f***er.

- What the f*** did you say.

Thank you, come again!

Stupid mother f***ers. F***ing Dickwads.

Oh sh*t, you didn't f***ing

kick my car mother f***er!?

Catch me!

The desire for freedom resides

in every human heart.

And that desire cannot be contained forever by

prison walls or Marshall laws or secret police.

Over time and across the earth,

freedo m will find a way.

Hey Yusef, is that you?

Uh, yeah.

Come in here a sec.

You want me to come into the room?

What the f*** do you think I

mean by, come in here a sec?

Okay.

Hey.

I like your room.

It's a ceiling and some walls.

Who's this?

Secret Trial Five. They're an all

girl taqwacore band from Vancouver.

So Lynn came by the other day.

She thinks you're cute.

Are you serious?

Yeah, I was kinda surprised too.

Anyways, do you like her?

Oh, I mean, she's nice and stuff.

But I don't know about liking girls and stuff like that.

What.

Okay, I mean, like, finding out

if someone likes you, and then

if you like them, and ask them if

they want to go to the movies ...

People don't do that any more Yusef.

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Michael Muhammad Knight

Michael Muhammad Knight (born 1977) is an American novelist, essayist, and journalist. His writings are popular among American Muslim youth. The San Francisco Chronicle described him as "one of the most necessary and, paradoxically enough, hopeful writers of Barack Obama's America," while The Guardian has described him as "the Hunter S. Thompson of Islamic literature," and his non-fiction work exemplifies the principles of gonzo journalism. Publishers Weekly describes him as "Islam's gonzo experimentalist." Within the American Muslim community, he has earned a reputation as an ostentatious cultural provocateur. He obtained a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard University in 2011 and received his Ph.D. in Islamic studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. Knight presently serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. more…

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