Friday is a short documentary that explores the community within and history of a mosque and religious space in New York that is known as the “bedrock of Brooklyn”. A film by Aisha Amin.
Based on Umm Zakiyyah’s bestselling novel “His Other Wife”, this short movie features recently divorced single mother Aliyah learning of a mystery man’s interest in marrying her. Meanwhile, Deanna, Aliyah's best friend and renowned marriage counselor, insists that Aliyah caused her own divorce an...
Along with her cousin, Jalil, Zakiyyah goes on an adventure in her flower garden. They learn about some of the most beautiful flowers in the world along with historical contribution of prominent Kings and Queens of Africa like King Takyi, King Hannibal and Queen Nzinga. When Zaniyah’s mother stum...
Young Zaynab is gifted a beautiful scarf from her grandmother. One day she decides to try on the scarf and is whisked away back in time. During her adventure she learns of prominent Kings and Queens of Africa like King Mansa Musa, Queen Amina and Queen Nefertari historical contribution to society...
Preacher Moss is considered the “Godfather of Muslim Comedy.” He’s the founder of the groundbreaking comedy project, “Allah Made Me Funny,’ The Official Muslim Comedy Tour. Many of the present day Muslim comedians like Mo Amer, Hassan Minhaj, Ramy Youssef , and the like enjoy mainstream success, ...
In this student-produced mini-documentary, Richard Wright students provide historical reference and insight into the process of acquisition, digitization, and conservation of the Library of Congress' most recent acquisition, "The Life of Omar Ibn Said," the only known autobiography still in exist...
A series exploring stories and dialogue around being Black and Muslim in Britain. ‘Black and Muslim in Britain’ was initiated in October 2016 with the intention of addressing the lack of faith representation during Black History Month in the UK, on its 30th anniversary.
The series is a collectio...
Zahra must go to work with her father, Hafeez the Oil Man, during the week because the family can’t afford camp.
Zahra is a very brainy, quick witted and driven 10 year old filled with curiosity. Full of ideas, she wants to help her father’s struggling business, selling Muslim oils, soaps, and i...
Over 500 years ago, driven out by the Spanish Inquisition, Ismael Diadié's ancestors left Al-Andalus for Timbuktu. In 2012, Ansar al Din salafist fighters and their al Qaeda allies threatened to destroy the 500-year-old ancient Islamic library belonging to Diadié and his ancestors, which they had...
In 1788 the slave ship Africa, set sail from West Africa and headed for America with its berth laden with a profitable but highly perishable cargo-hundreds of men, women and children bound in chains. Six months later the survivors were sold in Natchez, Mississippi. One of them, a 26-year-old man ...
Philadelphia is known as "the city of brotherly love" and these brothas love their beards. The beard has a special significance in Philadelphia culture and is unlike any other city in America. There is a reason motivating a choice to grow or to shave, to groom, trim or leave alone. The Sunni Bear...
For most people, the name Timbuktu conjures images of an imaginary place at the edges of the Earth. While it’s true that Timbuktu is remote, it is far from mythic. The ancient city in northern Mali was for centuries a vibrant crossroad of trade, culture, scholarship and religious tolerance. It wa...
“I could choose to hide… but, Islam gives me a place to hope for better,” says Lawrence Coleman. He has experienced most of his life through the layered lens of three identities: Black, American and Muslim. Throughout his life, balancing those identities has posed some unique struggles for Colema...
Onuora Abuah travels to Mali, West Africa where he begins an 800km journey to the ancient city of Tombouctou whilst orating the 1000 year history of the combined empires of Wagadu (Ghana), Mali and Songhai.
Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad speaks with Ford Foundation president Darren Walker on what it means to be a woman of color, Muslim, American, and an athlete in the current political and historical moment.
Onuora Abuah travels to Mali, West Africa where he begins an 800km journey to the ancient city of Tombouctou whilst orating the 1000 year history of the combined empires of Wagadu (Ghana), Mali and Songhai.
An upbeat look at the history of the Swahili people of Kenya and Tanzania's East African coast. The film takes viewers along the coast from the fabled island of Lamu to Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilwa, Bagamoyo and Darussalam, tracing the development of the Swahili culture through the intermarriage of A...
