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Amreeka

Tue, 09 March 2010 09:38:51 PST

Award-winning filmmaker Cherian Dabis makes her directorial debut with "Amreeka," (2009) a semi-biographical account of a mother and son trading in war-torn West Bank for small town Illinois.

The King of Bollywood's Muslim Roots

Tue, 16 Feb. 2010 10:21:04 PST

By no means am I a Bollywood (Indian Cinema) fan. I have only seen a handful of Bollywood movies in my life and never watched one in a theater – before last night.

One Spiritual Unit

Wed, 03 Feb. 2010 11:08:53 PST

It took a trip to New York approximated at 5,793 miles within a tight 22 hour window of time for me to affirm one thing – the Muslim Arts movement is one of the most powerful platforms for social change in the Western hemisphere.

Zeitoun

Wed, 03 Feb. 2010 10:22:14 PST

I remember back when Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005 in New Orleans. I heard about the lawlessness that took over New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit and I saw the images of destruction on TV, but in no way was I prepared for Dave Eggers’ new book Zeitoun.

Children of Dust

Wed, 13 Jan. 2010 08:43:54 PST

Children of Dust is about the evolution of the author from Abir, Amir, and then finally, into reformist blogger Ali Eteraz. In his first book, this former blogger takes the reader through his childhood from a village in Pakistan to his life in the United States.

Avatar is a Metaphor for Palestine

Wed, 30 Dec. 2009 12:06:19 PST

Honestly, I want to have a strong opinion one way or another about James Cameron’s epic, Avatar. I really do. I love Star Wars, Starcraft, and any other movie, video game, or book that incorporates the future*, aliens, or spaceships in pretty much any combination of the three.

Mother of the Believers

Tue, 05 May 2009 04:35:08 PST

The premise of the new book Mother of the Believers by Kamran Pasha is a familiar one: the book is about one of the most beloved wives of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Aisha.

Al’ America: Travels Through America’s Arab and Islamic Roots

Sun, 15 March 2009 20:32:51 PST

In Al’ America: Travels Through America’s Arab and Islamic Roots, journalist Jonathan Curiel explores the influence Arab and Islamic culture has had on the United States of America.

Watchmen

Sat, 14 March 2009 20:12:35 PST

Whatever enthusiasm the opening night audience may have had for director Zack Snyder’s mammoth epic Watchmen when the film began, it was barely palpable as the credits rolled.

Big Love gets Big Props

Mon, 05 Jan. 2009 19:47:55 PST

Barb, Nicki and Margene have only one thing in common-their husband. In a modern day polygynist household on HBO series Big Love, these women share one man and several children altogether.