Film at GVSU on FBI shooting of Muslim leader in Detroit – 3/25

Earlier this month when it was announced that Rep. King would hold hearings on “Muslim radicals,” it was just the most recent example of how Muslims have been demonized in commercial US media.

The Death of an Imam is a documentary that deals with a specific case of how news media dealt with an FBI shooting of a Muslim leader in Detroit in 2009.

According to promotional information on the GVSU webpage, “The film examines the news reporting associated with the 2009 shooting of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah in a Dearborn warehouse. It explores allegations of a terrorism conspiracy, the use of FBI informants, and the portrayal of Muslims in the mainstream media.

The 17-minute film was co-produced by Brian J. Bowe, a visiting assistant professor in the School of Communications. Bowe is also a doctoral student at Michigan State University, where he worked on the project with co-producers Geri Alumit Zeldes, an assistant professor in MSU’s School of Journalism, and Salah D. Hassan, an associate professor in the Department of English and core faculty in Muslim Studies. Bowe also composed the film’s soundtrack.

A panel of experts will discuss the film. They are Lena Masri, Council on American-Islamic Relations; Roy Cole, associate professor of geography and planning; and Barbara Roos, associate professor of communications.

Friday, March 25

1pm

Room 174 Lake Superior Hall

GVSU Allendale Campus