Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football
2011 · Not Rated
Documentary, Drama, History
Directed by
Rashid Ghazi
Overview
Follows a predominately Arab-American high school football team from Dearborn, Michigan during the last ten days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and unearths the story of a community desperately holding onto its Islamic faith while struggling to gain acceptance in post 9-11 America.
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