Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009)

Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad Knight to a full-blown, real-life scene of Muslim punk bands and their fans.

Cast

M Michael Muhammad Knight
B Basim Usmani
S Soma Habib
' 'Cazz' Rae Turner
Riz Ahmed
A Asif Aktar
M Mamoon Rashid
A Ammar Aziz
A Arieb Azhar
S Shahjehan Khan
A Arjun Ray
K Karna Ray
I Imran Malik
M Marwan Kamel
O Omar Waqar
K Kourosh Poursalehi
S Sena Hussain

Crew

Director
O Omar Majeed
Writer
O Omar Majeed
Executive Producer
Daniel Cross
Executive Producer
M Mila Aung-Thwin
Producer
M Mila Aung-Thwin
Co-Producer
Bob Moore
Cinematography
Z Zacharie Fay
Editor
O Omar Majeed
Editor
M Max Chalifoux
Sound Supervisor
C Cory Rizos
Sound Editor
K Kyle Stanfield
Associate Producer
O Omar Majeed
Story Editor
Daniel Cross
Editorial Consultant
Peter Wintonick
Production Manager
Halima Ouardiri
Production Manager
A Ammar Aziz
Production Coordinator
K Karina García Casanova
Production Coordinator
D Daniela Flori
Development Producer
J John Christou
Post Production Supervisor
M Michael Mk Siu
Sound Recordist
K Kyle Stanfield
Sound Recordist
Z Zacharie Fay
Sound Recordist
O Omar Majeed
Sound Recordist
K Kieran Quan
Dialogue Editor
C Cory Rizos
Online Editor
M Michael Mk Siu
Post Production Consulting
G Gary Evans
Translator
S Shahjehan Khan
Translator
A Asmaa Malik
Translator
D Dr. Malik M.A. Khan
Music
O Omar Waqar
Director of Photography
M Mark Ellam