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American Muslims: A History Revealed
Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War
Malika Bilal tells the story of an immigrant with a 200-page pension file detailing his experiences.
Is This One of America’s First Mosques?
American Muslims: A History Revealed is a series of six short documentary films that reveal and explore the early history of Muslims in America. The series is hosted by three leading American Muslim journalists: Malika Bilal, Aymann Ismail, and Asma Khalid. Over the course of the series, they travel the country to piece together stories spanning over 200 years.
Is This One of America’s First Mosques?
Season 1 Episode 1 | 22m 1s | CC
Among the millions of immigrants arriving in the United States at the turn of the 20th century were thousands of Muslims from Lebanon, then part of Greater Syria. In this film, host Aymann Ismail tells the story of two of these people, a woman named Mary Juma and her husband Hassen who homesteaded in North Dakota in the early 1900s. Traveling across the Midwest, Aymann explores how the community t
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