''Muslim In Trump’s America'' is a 2020 current affairs documentary film produced for
ITV
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's Exposure strand. The film had its British premiere on 1 November 2020, and Norwegian Premier on
NRK 2 on 2 November.
In this documentary, director
Deeyah Khan
Deeyah Khan ( ur, , , born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian documentary film director and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Deeyah is a two-time Emmy Award winner, two time Peabody Award winner, a BAFTA winner and has received the ...
investigates the impact of rising anti-Muslim hate groups, conspiracy theories and hate crimes since 2015. Khan meets the family of a Kansas farmer serving 30 years for an anti-Muslim bomb plot; she films with a right wing, armed militia who believe that Muslims are trying to take over America; and she meets ordinary Muslims whose lives have been shattered by violence and intolerance. Deeyah also meets the campaigners who are trying to combat a rising tide of hatred; and seeks to get to the heart of the Muslim experience in America; experiences of alienation, of rejection, and the daily struggles of keeping faith with both Islam and the American Dream.
Muslim In Trump’s America has won a
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...
in News category.
Cast
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Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota ...
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Rais Bhuiyan
Raisuddin "Rais" Bhuiyan ( bn, রইস ভূঁইয়া) (born September 1973) is a Bangladeshi American working as a technology professional in Dallas. He was an officer in the Bangladesh Air Force. He was a student of Sylhet Cadet Colle ...
*Baktash Ahadi
*Hattie Stein
*Chris Hill
*Ken Stein
*Nichole Clinger
*Alicia Berzins
*Michael Boggus
*Imam Mohammed Omar
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Wajahat Ali
*Ronald Haddad
*Fardousa Jama
*Asma Jama
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Keith Ellison
Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to ...
References
External links
Official website*{{IMDb title, tt13349338
2020 television films
2020 films
2020 documentary films
British documentary films
British television documentaries
Documentaries about politics
Films directed by Deeyah Khan
2020s British films