The Ubuntu International Film Series: Migrations of Islam (3/27)

Thursday, March 27 at 12:00-2:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CAT

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Film: Migrations of Islam 

From October 2011 to May 2012, a series of public performances were held in Michigan to explore the different ways that Muslims in the U.S. have negotiated the relationship between their faith and society. The result was an extended dialog with Muslim-Americans on a range of issues, from the wearing of a hijab to the making of hip-hop music. These young MuslimAmericans challenge Islamophobia and pose questions to Muslim communities. “Migrations of Islam” is a documentary film that includes clips from the public performances and interviews with students, artists and experts to present the different ways that young Muslims in the United States have positioned themselves against the extremes of anti-Muslim rhetoric and conservative religious traditions, showing the different ways that contemporary forms of Islam are finding expression in the words, images, and actions of Americans.

Discussant: Dr. Salah Hassan (Michigan)

A professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University and currently the Director of the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities Program. Hassan’s recent research addresses images of Arabs and Muslims in the media and projects of Muslim and Arab American self-representation. He is the author of Portraits of Sam Hallick: Modern Arab Presence in 20^th century North America (Embassy Cultural House 2023) and the producer of two documentary films: Migrations of Islam (http://migrationsofislam.org/) and Death of an Imam (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905039/).