The Taqwacores

by Michael Muhammad Knight

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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.
  • ISBN10 1570271674
  • ISBN13 9781570271670
  • Publish Date 1 January 2004
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 14 April 2010
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Autonomedia
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 254
  • Language English