Muslims in America
In this episode we discuss two films about the Indian Muslim experience in post 9/11 America.
Show notes:
Matt loves his neti pot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation)
Racial discrimination in the Western world
A lack of nuance
Episode 15 – Kabir Khan, A Filmmaker Without Borders (https://audioboom.com/posts/4467731-episode-15-kabir-khan-a-filmmaker-without-borders?t=0)
New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewYork(film))
Kurbaan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurbaan(2009film))
Spoiler warning!
Ideas punctuated with explosions
Arlington Road (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_Road)
Is this a love story?
One decent guy
Exploring the roots of terrorism
(INTERVAL (“Allah Hi Rahem (https://youtu.be/WgIBgC3a4Vs)” from My Name Is Khan)
My Name Is Khan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyNameIs_Khan)
Don’t turn to Karan Johar for subtlety
Asperger syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome)
The impact of 9/11 on Muslims in America
Erin hates Forrest Gump (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump)
Ani Biswas’ Letterboxd review (https://letterboxd.com/anib443/film/my-name-is-khan/1/)
Army (http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/Army)
SRK as a stand in for the Muslim experience in the west
Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TereBinLaden:Deador_Alive)
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