Etymology

taqwacore

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Today it means: A form of punk music or hip-hop that deals with Islamic culture or issues. Full definition →

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The story

From taqwa + -core, coined in Michael Muhammad Knight's 2003 novel The Taqwacores, and later applied to real music inspired by it.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.