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DESCRIPTION:Community Cinema Presents Wham! Bam! Islam!\nSponsored by ITVS, KQED, and 
 the Skoll Global Threats Fund\n\nWham! Bam! Islam! by Isaac Solotaroff\nIn 
 2003, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa — Kuwaiti psychologist, graduate of Columbia 
 Business School and father of four young boys — had an idea: create a 
 comic book series with roots in Islam and Islamic culture. Al-Mutawa came 
 up with the concept of The 99: a team of superheroes, each one exemplifying 
 one of the 99 attributes of Allah. His motivations were both 
 entrepreneurial and idealistic — The 99 would exemplify the Islamic 
 virtues of compassion, understanding, and tolerance – qualities not often 
 associated with Islam by the West. Within the Islamic world, Al-Mutawa 
 hoped these new role models would counter the growing tide of political and 
 religious extremism. But when the Kuwaiti psychologist launches a comic 
 series with 99 superheroes based on the 99 virtues of Allah, he runs up 
 against suspicion from Muslims and the harsh realities of the global 
 marketplace.\n \nTuesday, October 4\nScreening 6:30 PM\nPost-Screening 
 Discussion 8:00 PM\n \nDelancey Street Theater\n600 Embarcadero Street, San 
 Francisco\n\nPost-Screening Discussion featuring:\nIsaac Solotaroff, 
 Director of Wham! Bam! Islam!\nDr. Naif Al-Mutawa, Creator of The 99, 
 featured in the film\n \nFree and open to the public. Reservations 
 required: http://whambamislamsf.eventbrite.com\n\nCommunity Cinema is a 
 groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative featuring 
 free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning series 
 Independent Lens. Community Cinema is on location in more than 95 cities 
 nationally, bringing together leading organizations, community members, and 
 public television stations to learn, discuss, and get involved in key 
 social issues of our time.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/21/18690980.php
SUMMARY:Community Cinema Presents Wham! Bam! Islam!
LOCATION:Delancey Street Theater\n600 Embarcadero Street, San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/21/18690980.php
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