Re: The Kominas - A Pakistani rock band from USA
Heard of these guys from the muslimwakeup days.
The site is mostly dead, like the so-called "Progressive Muslim Union".
They took everything but Islam seriously, yet for some reason insisted on maintaining a Muslim identity.
Usually, I'm sympathetic to those who struggle with Islam. This crowed though...they seemed to feign interest with Islam simply to have it serve as a vehicle to attack Islam from the "inside", as it were.
There were a few who were serious though, but they too didn't buy the concept. One made an interesting observation...so long as these "progressive" types were harping on about Islam, and did nothing to prove their devotion, they could never be taken seriously.
Say what you want about the Mullah...but he's the guy who wakes up well before Fajr, opens up the Masjid and leads the prayer. While most of us sleep. No fatwas. No politics. No fire and brimstone beating of a war drum. None of the stuff that so-called mods and progressives rail against.
These hypocrites go on and plead for a more spiritual Islam. And so there you have it. Men and women *forcing *themselves to remember Allah...because they love Him. Nuts to the timings imposed on us by modern industrial society (is that punk?). No fatwas. No politics. No fire and brimstone beating of the war drum. No progressives. Go figure.
No? Not good enough? Who shall lead the way? A bunch of beer guzzlin Kaminas? No thanks.
There is no fine line between devotion and marketing. The novelty of a Muslim punk band quickly wears out when it's demonstrable that they're more punk than Muslim.