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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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You can watch Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad Knight to a full-blown, real-life scene of Muslim punk bands and their fans.
A frantic, raw energy radiates from the musicians as they clash with religious tradition through distorted guitars and heavy beats. This documentary captures the surreal evolution of a subculture born from a fictional novel into a loud, living reality.
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Director
Omar Majeed
Cast
Michael Muhammad Knight, Basim Usmani, Shahjehan Khan, Arjun Ray, Karna Ray, Imran Malik, Marwan Kamel, Omar Waqar, Kourosh Poursalehi, Sena Hussain
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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
You can watch Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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Director
Omar Majeed
Cast
Michael Muhammad Knight, Basim Usmani, Shahjehan Khan, Arjun Ray, Karna Ray, Imran Malik, Marwan Kamel, Omar Waqar, Kourosh Poursalehi, Sena Hussain
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Watch Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam on Kanopy with a participating library card. Availability last verified September 18, 2026.