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Islamic punk band (taqwacore) from California, in the 2004 novel ''The Taqwacores'' by Michael Muhammed Knight. They don't allow females into their shows.

The novel was turned into a 2010 film, ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1308165/reference The Taqwacores]''.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal_ibn_Rabah Bilal ibn Rabah] was a companion of the prophet Muhammed, and was persecuted for his faith by having a hot boulder placed on his chest whilst tied down spreadeagled.

==External Links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Diw2ZzNZCXsC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false novel on Google Books]

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[[Category:The Taqwacores]]
[[Category:Punk rock]]