Lost in Translation – Taqwacore
Dug Taqwacore yet? You man enuff huh punk? Well, for those that don’t know, Taqwacore is punk music dealing with Islamic culture. Originally conceived in Michael Muhammad Knight’s novel, The Taqwacores. The name is a portmanteau of hardcore and the Arabic word Taqwa, which is roughly denotes fear and love of the divine. Bands first on this were The Kominas (in video below), 8-bit, Vote Hezbollah and the all-girl rockers Secret Trial Five. According to the scene’s mandate, The Prophet Muhammad was punk… so why not follow suit? Either way, singing songs about terrorism and box cutters is gonna send everyone running for cover. Do you get it? Do you dig it? [video zlyoga]
