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Tomorrow Never Comes - Ummah Films
May 1, 2008
Posted by americanmuslim in Ask Baba Ali, Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia.
Tags: Baba Ali, Tomorrow Never Comes, Ummah Films
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The first feature length short film from Ummah Films productions. I loved this video, and look forward to seeing what comes next!
Lupe Fiasco New Video - Paris, Tokyo
April 21, 2008
Posted by americanmuslim in Lupe Fiasco, Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia.
Tags: Hip Hop Saved my Life, Lupe Fiasco, Muslim Rap, Paris, Tokyo
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I can’t say that I love this video that much. In fact, this is Lupe’s third video from his album “The Cool”, and I must say that I have enjoyed the video for ‘Hip Hop Saved my Life’ best, which I will also post below the ‘Paris,Tokyo’ video.
I love the song for the above video, but not feeling the video that much. However, I love both the song and the video for ‘Hip Hop Saved my Life’ below:
Peace,
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Muslim Funnymentalists Comedy Tour
March 24, 2008
Posted by americanmuslim in Ask Baba Ali, Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia, Ummah Films.
Tags: Aman Ali, Baba Ali, Comedy, Funnymentalists, Muslim, Tour, Ummah Films
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The latest, freshest comedy tour to hit the scene focused at a Muslim audience. Although the trio of Baba Ali, Aman Ali, and Asif Ali do stand-up comedy (which is hilarious I might add), they also include improv as part of their show which makes it even better (think “Who’s Line is it Anyways?”). Anyhow, check out the trailer for their new tour below, and be sure to visit their website at www.funnymentalists.com
Ask Baba Ali Episode 1
February 2, 2008
Posted by americanmuslim in Ask Baba Ali, Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia, Ummah Films.
Tags: Ali, Baba, Films, Ummah
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What can I say? I love this!! May Allah bless Baba Ali to continue his awesome work.
Greg Sellnow: Are Americans ready for ‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’
January 30, 2008
Posted by americanmuslim in Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia.
Tags: Little Mosque on the Prairie
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Source: Post Bulletin
Here’s a question for you. If there were a TV sitcom about the trials and tribulations of a Muslim community “up north” would you watch it?
Let’s say it’s a good sitcom, well-acted and cleverly written with enticing, on-location camera work. It includes a group of quirky characters in a small, rural town just trying to get along in a changing world. Think “Northern Exposure” meets “The Jeffersons.”
Could such a program survive here? Or is it still too soon after 9/11 for the masses to embrace a sitcom that focuses on those who follow Islam.
Minnesota native Mary Darling believes such a program can thrive here.
Darling, who grew up in Lotus Lake near Minnetonka, is an executive producer for “Little Mosque on the Prairie,” a highly successful (in Canada) sitcom that takes place in the fictitious community of Mercy, Saskatchewan.
She sent me an e-mail last week after reading a column in which I mentioned “Little Mosque.” I used the program, which I saw a promotional spot for while on a hockey trip to Virginia, Minn., as an example of the sort of thing you can see only on Minnesota’s Iron Range.
Darling lives north of the border with her Canadian-born husband, Clark Donnelly. Together, they own Toronto-based WestWind Pictures, which produces “Little Mosque.”
The sitcom is the brainchild of Zarqa Nawaz, a Muslim Canadian who approached Darling and Donnelly with the idea for a comedy focusing on misunderstandings between the Muslim and non-Muslim communities.
“Clark and I were immediately attracted to the idea,” Darling said. “We knew in our heart that the idea was viable because it brings a common humanity forward.”
I watched the first three episodes of “Little Mosque” on YouTube over the weekend, and I found it to be smart, funny and addicting.
The show explodes some of the stereotypes about Muslims. For example, the Imam for the Mosque in Mercy is a clean-shaven, ex-lawyer from Toronto in his late 20s or early 30s. Another main character is a feminist Muslim doctor. (In Episode 2 of Season One, she protests the installation of a barrier — made of discarded hockey boards — to separate the men from the women during worship in the mosque.)
The funniest lines are reserved for Baber, the most conservative Muslim in Mercy, who distrusts and misunderstands non-Muslims. In Episode Three, when Baber’s teenage daughter comes out of her bedroom wearing a top that exposes her belly-button, he tells her to change into something that doesn’t make her look like a Protestant.
“Don’t you mean prostitute?” the girls asks. “No, I mean Protestant,” Baber responds.
Darling says her production company has received a lot of interest from U.S. networks intrigued about the possibility of broadcasting “Little Mosque” the states.
I hope it does fly here. I’ve always found Canadians (my father-in-law is a native of Canada and my wife has a slew of relatives there) to be a little ahead of us when it comes to seeing comedy in potentially divisive issues such as race, gender and religion.
But I hope Darling is correct when she says the United States is ready for a program like “Little Mosque on the Prairie.”
“It focuses on our oneness where most stories these days focus on differences,” she says. “We actually believe that there is unity in our diversity.”
I do, too.
Naeem from Native Deen Freestyle
January 29, 2008
Posted by americanmuslim in Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia, native deen.
Tags: Deen, freestyle, Native
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This is a video I took of Naeem Muhammad of Native Deen doing a freestyle rap with Sound of Reason backstage at ISNA 2007 in Chicago, IL. Enjoy =)
Muslim Entertainment Blog Back
November 24, 2007
Posted by americanmuslim in Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia.
Tags: Comedy, Entertainment, Muslim, Nasheeds
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So, I decided to re-launch the Muslim Entertainment blog. I look forward to utilizing it to keep all updated about things going on in the Muslim Entertainment world. Below is the link. If you have any suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comments.
http://muslimentertainment.wordpress.com/
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A New Muslim Comedy Tour?!
November 21, 2007
Posted by americanmuslim in Muslim Entertainment.
Tags: Allah, Comedy, Funny, Made, Me, Muslim, Tour
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Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,
I’ve been invited by Aman Ali & Asif Ali to do a Comedy tour with them InshAllah and we’re trying to come up with name for the tour. Here is a description of the tour:
The world’s fastest growing Muslim comedians are set to launch a brand new comedy tour that is set to rock the entertainment industry. This is going to be unlike any comedy show you’ve seen before
Inshallah we’re putting together a standup comedy show that will be jam packed with sketches, high energy improv and cutting edge comedy that you can’t get anywhere else. The show features:
Aman Ali. Standup comedian in New York City and the one of the funniest Muslim comedians in the world. A regular at New York City’s best comedy clubs and featured performer at the biggest Islamic Conferences all around the world. Performed with Allah Made Me Funny, Native Deen, Dawud Wharnsby and some of the world’s other top Islamic artists.
Asif Ali. One of the best standup comedians in Chicago today. Performs regularly at the top comedy clubs in Chicago and is a hand picked favorite from some of the top comics working today. He’s been featured on NBC Universal and has been featured in some of the country’s most prestigious comedy festivals.
Baba Ali. (you guys already know me)
But we’ve been banging our heads against the wall these past couple of weeks trying to figure out a name to really capture the energy that this tour will unleash. So since it’s going to be you guys who will help make this tour a success, we figure we’d let you guys decide so please vote by following the link below:
http://www.addpoll.com/view?10150
New Album from NATIVE DEEN!!!!
November 3, 2007
Posted by americanmuslim in Entertainment, Islam, Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia, native deen.
Tags: Album, Deen, Native, New, Not Afraid to Stand Alone
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Ok, I am excited! I have been a fan of Native Deen for close to 10 years now, from the time when they were just known as MYNA Raps. Their second album as Native Deen is set to come out later this month. Check the link below to find out more info. And then check out themusic video for their first single from the album below.
Click Here for More Info on Native Deen’s new Album
Who Wants to be a MSA President?
October 24, 2007
Posted by americanmuslim in Muslim Entertainment, Muslims in Multimedia.
Tags: Humor, MSA, Muslim, President
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I love this video. As a former MSA President, I think this video is a perfect example as to how leadership in the Muslim community can unfortunately be chose in perhaps not the best manner.
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