American Muslim
Type
Label
American Muslim
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
American Muslim
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
83
Summary
Five Muslim Americans, each once an immigrant and now a naturalized citizen, are forced to contend with a changing world in the Age of Trump. American Muslim chronicles five diverse Muslims in New York City, telling the stories of an Indonesian Imam in Jamaica, a Bengali small business owner in Ozone Park, a Yemeni activist in Ditmas Park, a Palestinian community organizer in Bay Ridge, and an Algerian mosque director in Sunset Park. Together they create a composite portrait of Muslim life today. Firmly committed to the U.S., they find their presence here questioned in ways never imagined, and each fights back against the Muslim Ban while continuing to explore a Muslim identity. Across the year and a half period from the President's Inauguration to the Supreme Court's decision on the Ban, Shamsi, Kobir, Debbie, Aber, and Mohamed navigate the constantly evolving reality of being an American Muslim
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Subject
- Religious discrimination -- United States
- Muslims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions
- Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions
- Muslims + Government policy -- United States
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Emigration and immigration law -- United States
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Public opinion
- Islam + Public opinion
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Content
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Composer
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Is Based On
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor4
- Genre1
- Subject9
- Religious discrimination -- United States
- Muslims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions
- Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions
- Muslims + Government policy -- United States
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Emigration and immigration law -- United States
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Public opinion
- Islam + Public opinion
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
- Content1
- resource.cinematographer2
- Composer1
- resource.editorofmovingimagework1
- resource.filmdirector1
- resource.filmproducer1
- Is Based On1