Muslim Voices of Philadelphia Screenings Throughout Philadelphia

Muslim Voices of Philadelphia, an oral history media project that explores the rich and diverse history of Muslim communities in the Philadelphia region, is being screened at various locations throughout Philadelphia. Under the direction of artistic director and 1994 Pew Fellow Louis Massiah, Scribe Video Center has produced a broadcast-length documentary that explores Muslim communities from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that no longer exist in Philadelphia.

Muslim Voices of Philadelphia allows Muslims to tell stories in their own voices, and to respond to the past decade of negative attention focused on their communities, while learning concrete skills in media-making. In a planning process that involved extensive outreach to these communities, funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in 2010 and 2012, Scribe identified groups to create short media pieces—linear documentaries, web-based projects, podcasts, and more—that commemorate personal histories, recount immigrant stories, and speak to the power of the Muslim faith. Outside audiences who view the completed works will gain a better knowledge of Islam and an understanding of the challenges Muslims face in today's world.

For more information about Muslim Voices of Philadelphia, please visit the project website. Muslim Voices of Philadelphia will be screened at the following locations, in Philadelphia:

September 6, 3 p.m.: African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street

September 14, 4 p.m.: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College & Lutheran Theological Seminary, 7301 Germantown Avenue

September 18, 7 p.m.: Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Room 108

September 24, 6 p.m.: Romanita G. de Rodriguez Library, 600 West Girard Avenue

September 27, 1 p.m.: Overbrook Library, 7422 Haverford Avenue

September 30, 6 p.m.: Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street

October 1, 6 p.m.: Wyoming Library, 231 East Wyoming Avenue

October 2, 5:30 p.m.: Drexel University, 2019-20 MacAlister Hall, 3250-60 Chestnut Street

October 4, 2 p.m.: Joseph Coleman Regional Library, 68 West Chelten Avenue

October 7, 6 p.m.: University of Pennsylvania, ARCH Building, Room 208, 36th and Locust

October 11, 2 p.m.: West Oak Lane Library, 2000 Washington Lane

October 15, 6 p.m.: Wynnefield Library, 5325 Overbrook Avenue

October 18, 3 p.m.: Widener Library, 2808 West Lehigh Avenue

October 24, 2 p.m.: Al Aqsa Academy, 1501 Germantown Avenue

October 30, 5:30 p.m.: Philadelphia History Museum, 15 South 7th Street

October 31, 2 p.m.: Lillian Marrero Library, 601 West Lehigh Avenue

November 1, 2 p.m.: Northeast Regional Library, 2228 Cottman Avenue