The Reality of the 'All-American Muslim' Reality TV Show

The series about five American Muslim families can't represent all of us – any more than Jersey Shore does Italian Americans

TLC’s All-American Muslim is Surprisingly Really Watchable

It’s tough, and never a good idea for a single person, or a few families, or even a specific community to be considered the representation of an entire faith group.

Review: Why I Am A Five Percenter

The supposed rule of thumb for avoiding controversy in polite society is not to have conversations about politics or religion. Apparently there aren't many people who can be rational or calm with either topic.

Review: Wham! Bam! Islam!

Wham! Bam! Islam! is about Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa of Kuwait and his quest to create a band of superheroes for Muslim youth to look up to.

Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football

Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football follows the team of Fordson High School in the days leading up to their big game against their rivals from Dearborn High in September of 2009.

Top Ten Films to Commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11

Here are three lists of films that can help provide some context of the history, politics, and culture of Muslims and the Islamic world.

Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice

Edited by Alia Malek, who also interviewed most of the people in the book, Patriot Acts compiles first hand stories from people who had been maligned to some degree due to the after effects of 9/11.

"Koran By Heart" Premieres On HBO

“Koran by Heart”, a new documentary by HBO premieres today coinciding with the beginning of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.

Wayward Son: The Jordan Richter Story

Wayward Son: The Jordan Richter Story documents the rapid rise of professional skateboarder Jordan Richter and his sudden disappearance from the spot light in the mid 90's.

Review: The Light Thief

It is not easy to take an unknown country and put it on the map. But the film, The Light Thief, does just that.

Review: Incendies

French for “conflagrations,” Incendies lives up to its meaning of a blazing fire, set primarily in the middle-east.

Mooz-lum: A Powerful, Riveting Drama about Muslims in America

In MOOZ-lum, writer/director Qasim “Q” Basir makes his feature film debut with a story about a Muslim-American named Tariq entering college.

Silencing the Song: An Afghan Fallen Star

In a follow up to the award-winning documentary Afghan Star, which followed four finalists to Afghanistan’s answer to American Idol, Director Havana Marking returns with Silencing the Song: An Afghan Fallen Star, airing tonight on HBO2.

Noble Brother: Poetically Prophetic

In summing up the book, Muslim blogger Aziz Poonawalla put it best: ''This is not a book to be read in one sitting, but to be savored in small pieces at a time.''

New York Exhibit Highlights 1,001 Muslim Innovations

Eight-year-old Marissa Campis is playing a game that is part of the new exhibition, “1,001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World” at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York.

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