On Monday Maggie and I saw Allah Made Me Funny, a documentary about Muslim American comedians. Brian was kind enough to post my short review on his blog, Pilgrim Without a Shrine. Oh, and to Brian’s claim that I’m responsible for his blogging… happily guilty as charged.
To be Muslim in America today must be a complicated thing. How does a person retain an Islamic identity while distinguishing him or herself from the cultural caricatures so prevalent in popular culture? American Muslims must tire from constantly explaining the differences between religious belief and ethnic identities or the significant differences between the Islamic sects. I wonder just how patriotic an American Muslim would have to be in order to be accepted as a full-fledged member of the United States. Case in point: this year’s election has shown that it’s not enough for Barak Obama to show that he’s not a terrorist, he also must prove repeatedly that he’s not a Muslim. In today’s American it seems the two are synonymous.
What is an American Muslim to do?
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October 17, 2008 at 12:22 pm |
David,
I’d like to see a post about the process you go through for reviewing films. What are your top X (not meant as Roman Numbero 10) tips for reviewing a film.
How do you enjoy a movie while taking notes? How do you take notes? how many times do you see the movie? Do you google actors names, facts, etc?
I’ve tried doing movie reviews but i’m really bad at it. I write one or two lines and i’m done. Then I read yours or Ben Witherington’s reviews and I think… “I should give this up!”
anyway, hope you take the challenge…
October 20, 2008 at 11:23 am |
Hey Edgar- thanks for the idea. I’ll try to post some thoughts this week.
November 29, 2008 at 2:25 pm |
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