The Taqwacores

Director: Eyad Zahra
Writer: Michael Muhammad Knight
Cast: Noureen DeWulf, Dominic Rains, Rasika Mathur, Tony Yalda, Anne Marie Leighton
Theatrical Release Date:
Criticwire: C+
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Synopsis: When a Pakistani-Muslim engineering student moves into a house with punk Muslims of all stripes in Buffalo, New York, his ideologies are challenged to the core.

Reviews

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News

Strand Rocks to Visit's "Taqwacores"

North American rights to Eyad Zahra's Sundance premiere "The Taqwacores" have been been licensed to Strand Releasing by Visit Films. Ryan Kampe of Visit Films negotiated the deal with Jon Gerrans of Strand Releasing. The film, co-written by Zahra and Michael Muhammad Knight, stars Bobby Naderi, Nour...
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In His Own Words: Eyad Zahra Discusses an Exclusive Scene From "The Taqwacores"

Fresh off premiering his film at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Eyad Zahra's directorial debut "The Taqwacores" hits theaters in New York this Friday, October 22. In anticipation of the film's release, Zahra shared an exclusive clip of his film with indieWIRE.
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Interviews

In His Own Words: Eyad Zahra Discusses an Exclusive Scene From "The Taqwacores"

Fresh off premiering his film at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Eyad Zahra's directorial debut "The Taqwacores" hits theaters in New York this Friday, October 22. In anticipation of the film's release, Zahra shared an exclusive clip of his film with indieWIRE.
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Sundance '10 | Rookie Director Eyad Zahra's "The Taqwacores": "A Muslim Film"

For his first feature film, director Eyad Zahra sought out to make a film in which "Americans can truly see Muslims as Americans, and Muslims can truly see themselves as American".
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