Type: Feature Film
 Director: Eyad Zahra
 Year: 2010
 Time: 83 minutes
 Produced by: David Perse
 Written by: Eyad Zahra, Michael Muhammad Knight
 Edited by: Joshua Rosenfield
 Language: English
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Official Selection — Sundance Film Fest Official Selection — London Film Fest Official Selection — Stockholm INTL Film Fest Official Selection — SXSW Film Fest

"Funny, smart and sexy!" — LA Weekly "1 of the 10 Best Films from Sundance 2010." — Time Out London "The film is sure to appeal to fans of "Trainspotting," "Fight Club," anything by Gus Van Sant, and of course Taqwacore." — LA Times
Yusef is a first-generation Pakistani-American engineering student who moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punk rockers in Buffalo, New York. His new "un-orthodox" housemates soon introduce him to Taqwacore - a hardcore, Muslim punk rock scene. As the seasons change, Taqwacore influences the house more and more.
The living room becomes a mosque during the day, while it continues to host punk shows at night. Ultimately, Yusef begins to challenge his own faith and ideologies. A powerful and original story of punk Islam in the USA and the discovery of oneself within the confines of religion. Stars Bobby Naderi, Noureen DeWulf, Dominic Rains, Nav Mann, Volkan Eryman, Ian Tran, et al.
Director Eyad Zahra teams with writer Michael Muhammad Knight for this drama about a Pakistani-American engineering student who falls in with a tightly knit group of Muslim punk-rockers. Attending school in Buffalo, NY, college student Yusef moves into a house occupied by Muslim punks, who introduce him to Taqwacore — an emerging scene that's gradually gaining momentum across the country.
The more Yusef learns about Taqwacore, the more he begins to question his own faith. This film is inspired by Knight's novel of the same name, which was originally distributed via free Xerox copies in true punk fashion.
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DVD Special Features:
Original theatrical trailer
Deleted scenes
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