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June 30, 2017 News Feature
Five Good Things to Do in Austin This Weekend
On what’s already the second weekend of June, yes
"...perspective. For instance: Think you’re being othered? Try being Muslim in the current Trump-humped climate of these United States,..."
June 9, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX 2017
SXSW: Another year queerer
"...– Celesbian Fawzia Mirza stars in this queer “coming-of-age Muslim melodrama.” Also starring Shabana Azmi and Sari Sanchez. Directed..."
March 3, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff
Page Two: Same as It Ever Was
Massacres, mass shootings, lynchings, and other forms of social interaction
"...eyes of the right, the gunman was a pro-ISIS Muslim terrorist who would have killed regardless of gun control...."
June 24, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Unlocking the Secrets of Prisoner X
Other Worlds Austin presents political paranoia thriller
"...avoiding portraying him as a cardboard stereotype of a Muslim terrorist. “We don’t agree with what he’s doing,” Seth..."
June 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Senegal's Père du Cinéma
AFS Essential Cinema explores the films of Ousmane Sembène
"...Sembène was born in Senegal to a Muslim Wolof family. He attended both Muslim and French schools,..."
April 1, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
Religious Distinctions in Amreeka
"...in Amreeka (Muna and her family) are not "non-pious Muslim[s]" but actually Christians. This is documented in the movie..."
Oct. 1, 2009 Postmarks
Res Publica
Citizen's calendar, April 9-16
"...A MUSLIM BOY MEETS THE WEST Former Austinite Imran Ahmad, author..."
April 10, 2009 News Feature
Playing Through
Pitching Chico and Johnny Save the World
"...key to all this. Like, maybe the dog is Muslim...."
May 2, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett
Page Two: Righting Wrongs
A position checklist of pragmatic politics
"...and obvious idiocy. Finally, a Christian nation invading a Muslim one seemed more likely to encourage and fertilize generations..."
April 11, 2008 Column by Louis Black
Happenings
March 14-20
"...al-Bedaiwi, who'll discuss everything from the fundamentals of the Muslim faith to hot-button issues like jihad and terrorism. Sundays,..."
March 14, 2008 News Feature
One Size Does Not Fit All
The international community reacts and adapts to a Westernized Web
"...Halalfire Media. This network of websites oriented for a Muslim audience includes shopping review forum Halalapalooza.com and political and..."
Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
The Hightower Report
Immigration Surrealism; and A Little Help for Their Friends
"...Goode. He went bonkers when Keith Ellison, the first Muslim to be elected to Congress, said that he would..."
Jan. 19, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...That would do a whole lot more to reduce/eliminate Muslim extremists than a war that only converts more to..."
Dec. 15, 2006 Column
McDonald's Moral Compass Just Spins
"...That would do a whole lot more to reduce/eliminate Muslim extremists than a war that only converts more to..."
Dec. 7, 2006 Postmarks
Page Two
Acting as if God partakes in partisan or national
politics is a display of blasphemy, not faith
"...terrorists – it will deepen the split between the Muslim and Western worlds, encouraging terrorism for the next couple..."
Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black
Allah Made Them Funny
Muslim comedy tour tickles the Austin faithful
"..."I'm excited," she said. "I've never been to a Muslim comedy show before."..."
Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Page Two
Here in filmtown, 'Slacker' is on DVD (finally) and 'Louisiana Boys' is on 'SXSW Presents.' Meanwhile, despite the lack of a Hussein connection, the Iraq war is a triumph for the 9 / 11 terrorists and their co-conspirators.
"...my enemies). Accepting that al Qaeda opposes all secular Muslim governments and that they especially hated Hussein's regime, as..."
Sept. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black
TV Eye
The "Portraits of Islam" film fest and, of course, Buffy.
"...Four narrative features by critically acclaimed Muslim filmmakers such as Samira Makhmalbaf and Abbas Kiarostami complete..."
May 2, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...after that): an issue focusing on Middle Eastern and Muslim culture in Austin. In effect, an issue whose very..."
Sept. 28, 2001 Column
UT Teaching Assistants Fired Over Letter Supporting Palestinian Students
Faculty lend their support, citing censorship concerns
"...if they could provide mental health resources for Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab students, given the context of the escalating..."
Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Joyland
Tragedy in Lahore as wants and needs are sacrificed for propriety
"...failure in the eyes of his highly traditional Pakistani Muslim family. He barely has a role in their home..."
May 5, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Documentary
Environmental warnings come with mordant humor and sweetness
"...conditioning of more than two decades of seeing every Muslim as a violent threat to him and his family,..."
Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
The Inspection
Powerful and challenging boot camp drama ponders the need to be accepted
"...throwing racial and religious epithets at the troupe's sole Muslim, Ismail (Esfandi)? Is Ellis valiant for enduring, or for..."
Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?
Maybe not yet
"...Azaiez is a Black and Muslim educator who previously worked as a superintendent in the..."
Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Indie Meme Review: Midwives
Extraordinary documentary shows the unity of two women
"...country begins to unite against the Rohingya population, the Muslim minority within the Rajhine region, Hla, a Buddhist, continues..."
April 22, 2022 Screens Post by Ikram Mohamed
Indie Meme Review: Biriyaani
A subtle performance anchors this tale of a Muslim woman's struggle
"...A reminder of the position of women within patriarchal, Muslim societies, India's 2021 Oscar nominee calls out this normalized..."
April 22, 2022 Screens Post by Ikram Mohamed
2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action
Universal insights into unique stories
"...short, hand-held drama by Aneil Karia about a crowded Muslim household readying for a celebration that is cut short..."
Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Mogul Mowgli
Riz Ahmed’s searing rap drama seeks a sense of British Pakistani identity
"...rappers, redefining what it means to be Pakistani and Muslim in the UK. But in Mogul Mowgli, he has..."
Sept. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Mayor
Santas, sewers, and park benches: A very different look at everyday life in Ramallah
"...Director David Osit returns to the subject of Muslim-Christian relations, previously viewed through the topic of Manhattan's Sharif..."
