Aljazeera’s “Islam In America”

Here’s an interesting documentary you should watch. One of the things that struck me the most is the Muslim Somali driver who proclaimed he’d be willing to fight and die for America because of the opportunities she’d given him.

I don’t doubt the guy’s honesty. I’ve met my fair share of Muslim immigrants in America who are annoyed by numerous issues including foreign policy, but ultimately have a deep appreciation and love for their newfound home.

The Aljazeera dude making the documentary on the other hand attempts tirelessly to pull out all the negative comments he can, but fails most of the time. At least that’s my perception. Eventually he admits that the negative preconceptions he arrived to America with were pretty much wrong.

The documentary also points out some pretty intriguing symbolic references to Islam in the designs of buildings in Washington DC, and explores the long history of Islam in America going back to the days of slavery.

Here’s Part 1 of 4.

Here are the other parts:

• Part 2 of 4
• Part 3 of 4
• Part 4 of 4