Salman Ahmad finishes his memoir “Rock and Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star’s Revolution”

October 19, 2009

Salman Ahmed has began recording a 2nd solo album titled ‘Rock and Roll Jihadi’. Those who will pre-order the book on amazon, will get a copy of this album free (before the book comes out), just keep your receipt from amazon.

Salman Ahmed is always up to something. When he isn’t giving lectures on bridging divides between East and West or touring, he is working with the likes of Melissa Etheridge. The latest, is a memoir, titled Rock and Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star’s Revolution, the book has been written by Salman and is all set to release early next year.

Speaking with Instep Today, Salman Ahmed said about the book: “It is a cultural and musical memoir which looks at Pakistan, India and America from a sufi rocker’s perspective. Once Simon and Schuster publishing house are ready to launch it, I’ll be happy to talk more about the project.”

Being in America, Salman Ahmed has made it his mission to present his viewpoint, be it political views on Pakistan or speaking on religion and tolerance and he knows just how to get places. After all, no other Pakistani rocker has performed at a prestigious ceremony like Nobel Peace Prize which Salman managed to do in 2007.

Now whether this book is a regurgitation of his documentary Rockstar and the Mullahs or is truly insightful, we can’t say but since he is the man who founded Junoon – the original in-your-face rock band of Pakistan – it’ll definitely be worth a read so watch out. In the meantime, here’s hoping that with his second album, Salman gives his vocals some serious training.

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