American documentary on new Muslim communities reaches Maldives
22 Oct 2011, 6:17 PM
Eleanor Johnstone
Independent American documentary New Muslim Cool was screened at the American Center on Male’ last week. The film follows the efforts of former Latino-American drug dealer Hamza Pérez, now a Muslim convert, to integrate into a Muslim community on the tough north side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Co-producer Hana Siddiqi, who attended this week’s screenings, said the film addressed one of many versions of Islam in America.
“We were looking at how the youth are creating a new American Muslim culture for themselves, and how arts and music is a big part of that,” she said.
Considering its impact in the Maldives, Siddiqi identified the film as a conversation starter in more traditional or orthodox Muslim communities.
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