Controversy Swirls Around Oscar-Nominated Film – The Takeaway

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Controversy Swirls Around Oscar-Nominated Film – The Takeaway.

Today, a highly acclaimed new film hits theaters across the U.S. It's called "Timbuktu," and it's a French-Mauritanian drama directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. 

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Hussein Rashid is professor of religion at Hofstra University. He joins us to share his thoughts on the film, and the controversy surrounding it.

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