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Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said:
"... a taste of the lives of Muslim-Americans in both their aspirations and concerns. I think the show will be good and humanizing for the Muslim community of Dearborn," said Walid, who is friends with one of the cast members. Walid cautioned that, in terms of ethnic background, Muslims are "much more diverse than what Dearborn may show. Dearborn is an anomaly in the American Muslim landscape for its large Arab-American population and concentrated Muslim population."
Khurram Dara, from CNN, said:
"...it has shown viewers the single most important truth that will change the perceptions of Muslims: We are just like everyone else."
James Poniewozik, from Time Entertainment, said:
More important, All-American Muslim was a good program, not just for depicting a rarely-seen segment of Muslim Americans (ordinary Midwesterners working jobs, getting married and playing football in the Detroit area) but because it was a rare slice-of-life reality show, produced without a lot of melodrama or characters cast for outrageousness.
"... a taste of the lives of Muslim-Americans in both their aspirations and concerns. I think the show will be good and humanizing for the Muslim community of Dearborn," said Walid, who is friends with one of the cast members. Walid cautioned that, in terms of ethnic background, Muslims are "much more diverse than what Dearborn may show. Dearborn is an anomaly in the American Muslim landscape for its large Arab-American population and concentrated Muslim population."
Khurram Dara, from CNN, said:
"...it has shown viewers the single most important truth that will change the perceptions of Muslims: We are just like everyone else."
James Poniewozik, from Time Entertainment, said:
More important, All-American Muslim was a good program, not just for depicting a rarely-seen segment of Muslim Americans (ordinary Midwesterners working jobs, getting married and playing football in the Detroit area) but because it was a rare slice-of-life reality show, produced without a lot of melodrama or characters cast for outrageousness.
Trailer Media Coverage
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Sources (also hyperlinked):
Slideshow pictures hyperlinked: click on Meet the Families
Image at the top : http://blog.timesunion.com/muslimwomen/files/2012/01/all-american-muslim.jpg
1. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/all-american-muslim/all-american-muslim-families.htm
2. http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/28/my-take-defending-tlcs-all-american-muslim-against-muslim-complaints/
3.http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/showbiz/all-american-muslim-lowes/index.html
Slideshow pictures hyperlinked: click on Meet the Families
Image at the top : http://blog.timesunion.com/muslimwomen/files/2012/01/all-american-muslim.jpg
1. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/all-american-muslim/all-american-muslim-families.htm
2. http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/28/my-take-defending-tlcs-all-american-muslim-against-muslim-complaints/
3.http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/showbiz/all-american-muslim-lowes/index.html