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Muslim Voices of Philadelphia Project
Muslim Voices of Philadelphia is a new community media project of Scribe Video Center that provides an opportunity for interested Muslim community groups to document the histories, practices and contributions of the many Muslims who have come to call the region home.
The Sun Rises in Philadelphia
10 minutes
Lajna Imaillah, Women’s Auxilliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community documents and highlights the Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s historical beginnings in Philadelphia in the early 1920s along with the community’s lively activities, unique educational efforts, and contributions to this city spanning nearly a century. Interviews with early converts and pioneering community members, archival documents and personal photographs, along with contemporary footage of community activities and Philadelphia sites that played a pivotal role in the Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s development, provide the viewer with a deeper appreciation of Philadelphia and the Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s roots and impact on the people of this diverse city.
Seeds of Awakening: The Early Nation of Islam in Philadelphia
14 minutes
The New Africa Center has produced a video documenting the development and growth of the Nation of Islam in Philadelphia circa late 50’s-early 60’s. Told through first hand accounts by pioneers of the community, this video paints a portrait of a black nationalist, social reform movement that inspired self determination and economic development within the African American community. Discover how through the Nation of Islam a community developed and experience how Islam affected their lives and the community around them.
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Muslim Voices
2011 Planning Phase Organizational Participants
2011 Planning Phase Organizational Participants
Bawa Muhaiyadeen Fellowship,
Council on American Islamic Relations- PA, Philadelphia Chapter
Islamic Cultural Preservation and Information / New Africa Center
Lajna Ima’illah, Women's Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,
Masjid Freehaven,
QAAMS Hajj Foundation
Quba Incorporated
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The Muslim Voices of Philadelphia Project is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Heritage Philadelphia Program, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, and The Samuel S. Fels Fund.