Telegram Books: Excerpt from The Taqwacores

The Ghilmans singer grabbed his bassist's nuts right there on stage as nothing more than a Fuck You to Islamic homophobia. Those guys were Muslim too. Their drummer wore hejab. Reminded me of the burqa that Rabeya gave me. Burning Books for Cat Stevens covered 'Wild World' punk-style while everyone shoved at each other in the pit. The bisexual Pathan girl singer from Gross National did her anti-WTO song and burned an American flag. The Imran Khan Experience burned an Israeli flag though its guitarist wore the Star of David. Then Vote Hezbollah did a pro-Bush song that pissed everyone off but that was the whole point and even when the crowd booed, they had a great time doing it because they got the joke.

You have to stop trying to make sense of Punk - what it's for, what it's against. It's against everything.

Posted by Nancy on July 25, 2006 02:52 PM to Telegram Books