Recently we told you about China's underground . Today we will speak about the more exotic youth subculture - Muslim punk rock ...
Writer Michael Muhammad Knight (Michael Muhammad Knight) in his novel about the Muslim punk house in Buffalo, NY, coined a new term - "taqwacore", then I'll call him and takvakor, or simply taqwa. The first copies issued a Knight himself, it was a samizdat novel, he later became widespread, it produced large quantities company Autonomedia. The novel won the sympathy of the reader and what he actually invented began to take shape. Began to develop the genre of so-called Islamic punk-rock. Photographer Kim Badawi (Kim Badawi) was first introduced to find just this time, and began to capture on film the development of a new phenomenon, a new subculture. Throughout 2006, Badawi had with a young group, which inspired his novel Knight traveled to the states and gave concerts. In 2007, Badawi was invited to participate in Takvature, which took place on a major U.S. cities. Genre is taking shape and gaining influence, and Badawi became a staff photographer subculture.
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Source: Zhzhurnal / amelito 1) Shahedzhahan Khan, leader of the group `` The Kominas ``.
2) Michael Muhammad Knight in the cart for the products during Takvatura 2007.
3) Bus Taqwa on prakovke near the mosque of the Islamic Center in Toledo, Ohio.
4) An unknown girl hides her face.
5) Omar Waqar, now playing in the `` Starmust ``.
6) Bill show Muslim punk rock in a club. Cartridge Epson has ended, so the poster wrote directly on the wall with chalk. 7) The statement `` The Kominas ``.
8) MC Prop Anon
9) Basim Uthman from the group of `` The Kominas ``.
10) Statement of Mexican-American punk band Sangre de Abaho.
11) The Kominas.
12) The audience.
13) The audience.
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15) Interview.
16) Bus Taqwa mosque near the Islamic Center in Toledo, Ohio.
17) Inside the mosque.
18) Basim Usmani puts Iroquois.
19) punk routine.
20) At home Usmani.
21) Billboards Takvatura 2007.
22) Statement `` The Hell `` in Boston.
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25) Club music does not get to sleep. 26) Participant `` The Kominas `` Aryun Ray.
27) Prayer.
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29) Participant "The Kominas" Aryun Rey, reflecting on. What would he buy a notebook . 30)
31) In the mosque of the Islamic Center in Toledo, Ohio.
32) Takvabas.
Photo (C) - Getty Images / Kim Badawi |