The Ubuntu International Film Series: Migrations of Islam Online
MSU Libraries in partnership with the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities Program presents the Ubuntu International Film Series.
Ubuntu: a Zulu word translated as humanity that has become a global philosophical principle: “I am because we are.”
The two-week film series (Monday-Thursday) includes eight unique films from different global contexts. The film screenings will be followed by discussions with local and African experts who will explore global evocations of the concept of Ubuntu. The closing in-person screening and panel discussion is on April 3 at TBD.
All events are free and open to the public. Online registration is required to access the zoom events.
The film series is co-sponsored by the MSU Library, the African Studies Center, the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities Program and the Institute for Ubuntu Thought and Practice. For more information contact Erik Ponder, the African Studies librarian: ponderer@msu.edu
Click here for the full film series schedule.
- Date:
- Thursday, March 27, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Film: Migrations of Islam
From October 2011 to May 2012, a series of public performances were held in Michigan to explore the different ways that Muslims in the U.S. have negotiated the relationship between their faith and society. The result was an extended dialog with Muslim-Americans on a range of issues, from the wearing of a hijab to the making of hip-hop music. These young MuslimAmericans challenge Islamophobia and pose questions to Muslim communities. “Migrations of Islam” is a documentary film that includes clips from the public performances and interviews with students, artists and experts to present the different ways that young Muslims in the United States have positioned themselves against the extremes of anti-Muslim rhetoric and conservative religious traditions, showing the different ways that contemporary forms of Islam are finding expression in the words, images, and actions of Americans.
Discussant: Dr. Salah Hassan (Michigan)
A professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University and currently the Director of the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities Program. Hassan’s recent research addresses images of Arabs and Muslims in the media and projects of Muslim and Arab American self-representation. He is the author of Portraits of Sam Hallick: Modern Arab Presence in 20th century North America (Embassy Cultural House 2023) and the producer of two documentary films: Migrations of Islam (http://migrationsofislam.org/) and Death of an Imam (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905039/).