Michael Muhammad Knight

About The Author

Michael Muhammad Knight converted to Islam at 16 after reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X, and at 17 traveled to Islamabad, Pakistan to study at Faisal Mosque. His debut novel, The Taqwacores, is credited with influencing the American Muslim woman-led prayer movement and has also inspired a nascent Islamic punk rock scene.

Books by Michael Muhammad Knight

The Five Percenters

Islam, Hip-hop and the Gods of New York

From Malcolm X to the Wu Tang Clan, the first in-depth account of this fascinating black power movement
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