Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

On Thursday, Sept. 8 at the , the Yorktown Clergy Association and their congregations invite community members to view two movies on who our Muslims neighbors are.

Contrary to the messages of the media that Islam breeds terrorists and Muslims are our enemies, these movies present a people seeking to be good citizens while remaining as faithful to their tradition as Christians and Jews are to theirs. Join this important time which will include the movies and a discussion afterward. All are welcome to attend.

“Allah Made Me Funny”
Youth Event at 5:30 p.m.

The film features live stand-up performances by Azhar Usman, Preacher Moss and Mohammed Amer as well as behind the scenes sequences highlighting the individual comedians. The trio poke fun at Muslims and non-Muslims alike and their comedic material plays with stereotypes to invitepeople to think outside of their fixed cultural perceptions. (www.imdb.com)

“Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think”
Community-Wide Event at 7:30 p.m.

As part of a groundbreaking six-year project, Gallup conducted tens of thousands of interviews with residents in 35 predominantly Muslim nations, as well as smaller populations in Europe and the USA. The broad extent of the polling has delivered findings for the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims with a plus or minus accuracy of 3%.

Focused on the issues of Gender Justice, Terrorism, and Democracy–the film presents this remarkable data deftly, showing how it challenges the popular notion that Muslims and the West are on a collision course. Like the research, the film highlights a shared relationship that is based on facts – not fear. (www.snagfilms.com)

For movie trailers, search under movie titles at www.youtube.com.