CNN has an article about Muslim punk bands, who have turned to music to express their feelings about religion and their conservative backgrounds by blending South Asian rhythms, punk beats, and various languages.
It’s interesting that CNN is picking up on this movement. Like those who identified with punk music in the 1970s and 80s, many Muslims are marginalized from American culture (for different and usually completely unfair reasons). By the mid-1990s punk music had been established as a part of mainstream American culture.
For those interested, Jericho’s Echo is a documentary that explores punk rock in Israel, and is available in the JDub store.