I hate to blow the ending of a movie, but the Muslims that local filmmaker Mara Ahmed knows are pretty much like the people of faith that you know, cherishing family, tradition, knowledge, and peace. The difference is that your Christian, Jewish, and Druid pals haven\u2019t been subjected to intense scrutiny for most of this young century, so Ahmed\u2019s reflective, graceful debut picks up where the press repeatedly leaves off, depicting what\u2019s known as the moderate Muslim. In \u201cThe Muslims I Know,\u201d Ahmed weaves vivid images of her Pakistani culture through dialogue with a cross-section of Rochester\u2019s Muslim community about their experiences, as well as perspectives from scholars on the teachings of Islam. Ahmed also speaks to non-Muslims about their often biased preconceptions, in large part due to the American media because, as summed up by a sharp young man named Ibrahim, \u201cTerrorism sells.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Muslims I Know\u201d has its world premiere at the George Eastman House\u2019s Dryden Theatre, 900 East Avenue, on Sunday, June 8, at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $10, and are available at the door, or in advance at all Wegmans locations. Visit themuslimsiknow.com for further details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I hate to blow the ending of a movie, but the Muslims that local filmmaker Mara Ahmed knows are pretty much like the people of faith that you know, cherishing family, tradition, knowledge, and peace. The difference is that your Christian, Jewish, and Druid pals haven\u2019t been subjected to intense scrutiny for most of this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","clearfix"],"yoast_head":"\n