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A film series exploring the history of Muslims in America. Hosted by Malika Bilal, Aymann Ismail, & Asma Khalid. Starts 10/17 on the PBS app and YouTube channel.

New episodes every two weeks!

15/04/2025

Big news! "American Muslims" has been nominated for The Webby Awards in not one but TWO categories!

Now we need your help: we are also in the running to win Webby People’s Voice Awards. Please VOTE for us before the end of April 17th:

Video & Film - Documentary category: https://wbby.co/422trXb

Video & Film - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging category: https://wbby.co/42c0Crr

Dubbed the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, the Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) to recognize excellence in digital content across websites, video, advertising, media, and more.

22/12/2024

The The Library of Congress contains two books that offer very different views of the early United States and the place of Muslims within it. In episode 5 of AMERICAN MUSLIMS, host Aymann Ismail visits the Library to see an English translation of the Qur'an once owned by Thomas Jefferson, and an autobiography containing verses from the Qur'an, written by an enslaved African Muslim man named Omar Ibn Said.

Find out how these books represent the promise and contractions of America and watch now on the PBS YouTube channel. Watch now: bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

19/12/2024

Did you know that Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of the Qur’an? In episode 5 of AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED, join host Aymann Ismail as he explores the role that Muslims played in the imagination of Jefferson, Washington and others from America’s founding generation. Watch now: bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

13/12/2024

The Jame Masjid in Sacramento, CA is the oldest mosque on America's West Coast. Built in 1947, it is one of many “important institutions that were absolutely critical to the continuity of Islam in this country.” Learn more by watching Episode 4 of AMERICAN MUSLIMS this weekend.

Watch now: bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

09/12/2024

“The largest number of Indian workers on British steamships were Muslim men like Mir Dad.”

On March 15th, 1917 an East Indian Muslim man named Mir Dad entered the U.S. via a British steamship that landed in Philadelphia. One of around 60 men to leave the boat, he quickly settled and built a family in America’s Southwest.

Learn more about his life and multicultural descendants in Episode 4 of AMERICAN MUSLIMS, now streaming. Watch now: bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

07/12/2024

Did you know? South Asian immigrants in the 1910s and ’20s forged multi-ethnic and multicultural familiar and community bonds in the Southwest. Learn more about this incredible shared history in episode 4 of AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED with host Asma Khalid.

Now streaming on the PBS YouTube Channel! Bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

05/12/2024

Episode 4 of AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED is now streaming! In this week’s episode, host Asma Khalid explores the history of South Asian immigration and learns that South Asian Muslim communities have existed in America for much longer than most people realize. Learn more, through the story of Mir Dad, who arrived here in 1917 as a ship jumper, before making his home in the American Southwest. Watch now: Bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

03/12/2024

Today is and we are raising funds to help bring our stories to an even wider audience. Please consider supporting us as we publicize the project through December and January, develop educational materials, and plan more screenings around the country.

We've had amazing experiences sharing the films in places like Tampa FL, Chicago IL, Boston MA, and more, but our goal is to screen the films in as many different communities as possible throughout 2025. It's important to the country that stories like those told in AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED are shared and discussed thoughtfully. With your help, we can continue this work.

Tax-deductible donations can be made here: https://filmmakerscollabinc.networkforgood.com/projects/227145-american-muslims-a-history-revealed

Thank you!

29/11/2024

We are beyond thankful to everyone who has taken the time to watch AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED. Because of your support, the series already has nearly 600,000 views on the PBS YouTube channel! If you haven’t had the chance to watch the latest episode with Malika Bilal MUSLIMS AND THE CIVIL WAR, this holiday weekend is the perfect time to catch up.

Watch now: bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

26/11/2024

"Go watch, let me know what you think and share. So that everyone knows that these are stories worth telling." Our episode 3 host, Malika Bilal wants YOU to watch her pursuit of the story of Muslims in the Union army during the Civil War- she even included confetti!

Her journey includes the discovery that not only did Muslims fight to help end slavery within the U.S., but "there's evidence that Muslim attempts to end slavery in the U.S. extended well beyond our shores." Streaming on the PBS YouTube channel and app. Watch now! bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

21/11/2024

"There’s a rich, but often hidden, history behind the presence of Islam in the US.” - Malika Bilal

On the latest episode of AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED, Malika Bilal explores the story of Mohammad Kahn, an early immigrant from present-day Iran who fought in the Union Army.

What other surprising roles did Islam have in the debate about abolition? Find out in Episode 3, Muslims and the Civil War, now streaming! bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

20/11/2024

“The assumption is that when they came, their gods died, and then they embraced Christianity.” - Terrence L. Johnson. Professor, Harvard Divinity School.

Muslims have been in the United States since before the existence of the nation, yet we’ve only been researching this important history for the past few decades. Watch AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED Episode 2 and learn more about this important piece of our past. Streaming on the PBS YouTube channel. Watch now: bit.ly/AmericanMuslimsPBS

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