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Dec 13th
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In 2007 I visited China.  I was living in Pakistan at the time and was dying to see some good live music.  A friend of mine from Islamabad had turned me on to the existence of Chinese Punk and when I got to Beijing I befriended this scrawny punk kid in a record store.  He got really excited when I told him I wanted him to show me where to find the local punk music.  He recommended about...
Dec 10th
OH DAS LEGIT! Taqwacore defined by the New York... →
Islamic punk – a portmanteau of “taqwa” (Arabic for “piety”) and “core” (as in “hardcore” punk). Too bad dude didn’t do any real research, just copied the TIME magazine piece.  And from what I hear the NYT pays good money to their journos.
Dec 9th
Dec 9th
Time Magazine: Muslim Punk Rock - Mashup of Piety & Politics Source: digg.com For Muslim punks in the U.S., there is plenty to rebel against, including the American establishment as well as the strict codes of their religion. Taqwacore. DIGG IT
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