Tag: filmmaker
New French documentary on radical Islam sparks controversy
A new documentary on the rise of radical Islam in France has sparked controversy among the French public, with viewers’ opinions ranging from praise...
Jacob Bender Is First Jew to Lead Chapter of CAIR
October 17, 2013
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has hired a Jewish filmmaker and interfaith activist as executive director of the advocacy group’s Philadelphia office.
Jacob...
‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ movie review
There’s a double meaning to the title of “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” filmmaker Mira Nair’s great, gripping and complex drama based on the 2007 novel by...
From Man Who Insulted Muhammad, No Regret
LOS ANGELES — Fuming for two months in a jail cell here, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has had plenty of time to reconsider the wisdom...
