telling stories of life, love, and struggle.

Migration to the Eternal

Migration to the Ete...

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This was one of the hardest videos I've ever made. Ali Moaddel was 20 year old friend of mine who died suddenly of cardiac arrest. ...

Muslim Stories Marinate Hawaiian Style

Muslim Stories Marin...

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Reposted from Beyond The Box. April 25th, 2012 Collaboration is the best teacher and earlier this month, my classroom was a recreated 17th century Mughal garden ...

Islam in the Age of New Media

Islam in the Age of ...

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I was recently a part of an online conference dealing with the future of Islam in the age of the internet, new media and social ...

VIDEO: Muslim Prisoner Project: Elijah

VIDEO: Muslim Prison...

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This is another short research reel for the currently untitled project I am working on about Muslims in the US prison system.

Research Reel #1: Saalik

Research Reel #1: Sa...

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This is a short research reel for the currently untitled project I am working on about Muslims in the US prison system.

Indie Film Project: David

Indie Film Project: ...

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“David” tells the story of Daud, an eleven year old Muslim boy growing up in Brooklyn. As the son of the Imam of the ...

Muslim Inmate Project: Chicago Update

Muslim Inmate Projec...

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An update from my upcoming project regarding Muslims in the US prison system.

Hamdulillah

Hamdulillah...

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"To say 'Hamdulillah' is to be grateful for what one has.  The images of the past decades have cast a veil on our identity as ...

Namaze Eid

Namaze Eid...

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via Wikipedia   ...the holiday [Eid] celebrates the conclusion of the thirty days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan... Eid prayer is performed ...

FBI For Muslim Kids!

FBI For Muslim Kids!...

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There is a difference between community engagement and wholesale absurdity as displayed in the video below. Making children "Junior Special Agents" with an official badge and ...

The Hurt Locker: The (Mis)use of Sacred Muslim Symbols

The Hurt Locker: The...

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After watching Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker I felt it was necessary to write about what I found to be a careless use of sacred ...

Islamist Crazies Alive and Well on the Internet

Islamist Crazies Ali...

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I found this video via Views From The Occident. The video is a type of eulogy for Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, a militant Salafi terrorist ...

There’s No Going Back

There’s No Goi...

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The controversy surrounding the Iranian presidential election has not only done damage to Iran but has also polarized the Shia community abroad on the issue. ...

Shias In The Gulf React To Discrimination

Shias In The Gulf Re...

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Shias (Shiites) in Eastern Saudi Arabia have always suffered repression and discrimination in their country in addition to the millions of Shias who are discriminated ...

FBI Shoots Itself in the Foot with Muslim Americans

FBI Shoots Itself in...

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My experience with the feds isn't the brightest of paintings but don't take it from me... This article sheds a lot on the current landscape ...