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Yusef is living in Buffalo, New York with a group of Muslim punks. A pot-smoking mohawked Sufi called Jehangir plays the rooftop call to prayer on his electric guitar, while debates rage downstairs about the Quranic sources for Iggy Pop songs.
With a living-room serving as mosque by day and hosting punk parties by night, and a hole in the wall marking the direction of Mecca, Yusef's friends are all dealing with what it means to be young and Muslim in modern-day America.
Amidst all this, Yusef embarks on a fascinating, clumsy journey towards faith and love in this surprising and unsettling read. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
'Sooner or later Punk and Islam were fated to meet and produce strange offspring. This excellent novel represents the first blast of the trumpet - loud and utterly unique.' Hakim Bey; 'Infinitely readable.' Maximum Rocknroll;'A manifesto for the Muslim punk movement' Newsweek; 'The Hunter S. Thompson of Islamic Literature ... an easy, funny read but, at another level and without labouring the point, it's also profoundly challenging.' Brian Whitaker, The Guardian; 'An absolutely fascinating book ... Michael Muhammed Knight has bravely written what could well become an essential text.' Beat Motel; 'Michael Muhammad Knight is an excellent, intelligent writer ... The Taqwacores is a highly engaging read ... entertaining and thought-provoking.' Rock Sound Magazine