Leading Turkish-German director Fatih Akın has said he will boycott the Swiss premiere of his new film as a protest against Sunday’s referendum vote to ban the construction of minarets in the country. In an open letter, Akın voiced his dismay and complained that the Swiss ban contradicted his belief in the “harmonious co-existence of…
Produced in Association with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) And the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) “New Muslim Cool transcends race, ethnicity, class and religion. Like hip-hop culture, the film is all about irrepressible social transformation and empowerment.” — Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Hip-Hop Summit Action Network New Muslim Cool is Islam as you have never…
Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders says that he plans to make a sequel to his anti-Islamic film Fitna, that sparked protests and condemnation from Muslims and others last spring. Wilders said in a Dutch interview, that the sequel would likely come out next year, and that it will be different from ‘Fitna.’ His new film will…
The film “A Jihad for Love” by American Muslim director Parvez Sharma following gay Muslim men and women in twelve countries, gas won numerous awards, and most recently received the ‘Best Documentary’ award in the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance against Defamation) awards in March. Sharma traveled through Iran, Egypt, Turkey, India, South Africa, and…
Harvard University recently premiered a documentary film entitled “Fremont, U.S.A.” which was developed by Harvard’s Pluralism Project. The film, focusing on the fourth-most populous city in the San Francisco Bay area, examines how Fremont, California has woven a wide range of new religions and cultures into the fabric of daily life in the city, which…
