THE MUSLIMS I KNOW a film by Mara Ahmed / TREATMENT
       
     
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The documentary is a montage of several visual and thematic elements:

• Segments include Interviews with Pakistani American Muslims, Islamic scholars and the Imam at the Islamic Center of Rochester about (1) How things have changed since 9/11 (2) Why are Muslims portrayed a certain way by American media? (3) Islam 101 (4) Is Islam a violent religion? (5) Islam and terrorism (6) What’s jihad? (7) Women in Islam (8) What’s next?

• Transitions between different segments/topics provide appropriate context for the discussion and some food for thought. Transitions are also used to point out inconsistencies or underline important aspects of the discourse.

• Vox pop is used to interview non-Muslim Americans and frame some of the questions that are addressed in the film.

• Vignettes are interspersed throughout the documentary to break up various segments, provide some relief from serious dialogue and show the lives of mainstream American Muslims.

 

 

 

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