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A single moment-or a single mistake-can change everything. When Captain James Lee Hooker and his lover, Sergeant Easy Jacobs, were in the Army, they made a mistake that got a young soldier hurt. Three years later, they're civilians again, living far apart, haunted by what they lost. Now that young soldier needs their help. With his grandmother's one-eyed Chihuahua riding shotgun, James Lee climbs into Easy's pickup for a trip across the American Southwest....
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PBS
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2022.
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English
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In this three-part travelogue, a young Muslim American couple discover America’s Muslim roots on Route 66. From Chicago to St. Louis to Amarillo Texas, and across the Southwest, rap-star Mona Haydar and husband Sebastian Robins enjoy the iconic highway’s well-known roadside attractions, and along the way discover its overlooked Muslim American story.
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In a dystopian near-future, American civilization has been decimated by a mysterious nuclear attack, and rumour runs wild that there will soon be another strike, to finish them off. Enter Barack Obama, determined to save America over any obstacle, even if that means that he has to recruit the only person, who may have a chance of negotiating a peace treaty, Donald Trump!
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On June 19, 1953, Harry Truman did something no other former president has done before, or since: he hit the road. No Secret Service protection. Just Harry and Bess, off to visit old friends, take in a Broadway play, celebrate their wedding anniversary in the Big Apple. Hopefully incognito.
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PBS
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2022.
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Rap-sensation Mona Haydar and husband Sebastian Robins drive the first leg of Route 66, visiting Chicago, Springfield, St. Louis and Joplin Missouri, discovering Muslim stories from America’s heartland, a history that dates back to the 1800s. The road becomes a bit bumpy as they also experience some early tests of their relationship on this long and winding road trip.
10) The Great Muslim American Road Trip: Episode 3,Back on the Road Again: Arizona, Nevada, California
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PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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A Muslim American couple drive the last leg of Route 66. Road trips breed stress, but the Grand Canyon lends perspective. They uncover surprising stories on the way: traces of a 16th century Muslim explorer, a Syrian camel driver who surveyed the original Route 66, and an unlikely Muslim Village in Las Vegas.
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PBS
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2022.
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Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robin learn why so many African Americans converted to Islam in the early 20th Century. They discover how Muslims contributed to Modern Jazz and why Catholics and Muslims share an affinity for the Virgin Mary. They celebrate their anniversary on a mountaintop where they met, but stress breeds trouble as the road takes its toll.
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Great Muslim American Road Trip volume 3
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English
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A Muslim American couple drive the last leg of Route 66. Road trips breed stress, but the Grand Canyon lends perspective. They uncover surprising stories on the way: traces of a 16th century Muslim explorer, a Syrian camel driver who surveyed the original Route 66, and an unlikely Muslim Village in Las Vegas.
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Great Muslim American Road Trip volume 1
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English
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Rap-sensation Mona Haydar and husband Sebastian Robins drive the first leg of Route 66, visiting Chicago, Springfield, St. Louis and Joplin Missouri, discovering Muslim stories from America's heartland, a history that dates back to the 1800s. The road becomes a bit bumpy as they also experience some early tests of their relationship on this long and winding road trip.
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Great Muslim American Road Trip volume 2
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English
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Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robin learn why so many African Americans converted to Islam in the early 20th Century. They discover how Muslims contributed to Modern Jazz and why Catholics and Muslims share an affinity for the Virgin Mary. They celebrate their anniversary on a mountaintop where they met, but stress breeds trouble as the road takes its toll.
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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In this three-part travelogue, a young Muslim American couple discovers America's Muslim roots on Route 66. From Chicago to St. Louis to Amarillo, Texas, and across the Southwest, rap-star Mona Haydar and husband Sebastian Robins enjoy the iconic highway's well-known roadside attractions, and along the way discover its overlooked Muslim American story. Who knew that Muslims arrived in the 1500s, or that a Civil War-era Syrian camel driver helped survey...
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Aperture Foundation
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[2014]
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The road trip is an enduring symbol in American culture. Ever since cars became widely available, the road stretching over the horizon has represented a sense of possibility and freedom, discovery and escape--a place to get lost and find yourself in the process. The American road trip has appeared prominently in literature, music, and movies, but it has had an especially powerful influence on photography. As photographers have embarked on trips across...
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