Vegan Reich

Vegan Reich was an American crossover thrash band from Laguna Beach, California that was active from 1988 to 1993, as well as in 1996 and 1999. Fronted by Muslim singer-songwriter Sean Muttaqi,[1] the band is mostly identified with the hardline subculture of the straight edge movement. Along with Raid, Vegan Reich were one of the most well known bands to identify with hardline. Vegan Reich created the founding statement for the movement, in which they write of their attempted break with the straight edge and hardcore scenes.[2] The founding statement and subsequent literature pushed a bio-centric and deep ecology view of the world, pro-life stance on abortion and much more extreme version of straight edge.

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  1. ↑ Pike, Sarah (2011). "Religion and Youth in American Culture". The Study of Children in Religion: A Methods Handbook. New York, N.Y.: New York University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8147-7746-6.
  2. ↑ Sanneh, Kelefa. "Vegan Jihad: A Conversation with Sean Muttaqi". Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent (16).

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