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Disturbing and Sad

A film that might prove objectionable to some is not being released. Now I understand that this is not a universal rejection, just in the South, and there are commercial interests involved. However, from commercial interests to implicit censorship is not a far stone’s throw. We saw it with Buster the Rabbit. How far will this go? At what point to stop being creative for fear of offending? At what point do we stop being thought provoking? At what point do we become soylent green?

The My Name is (Not) Khan Saga Continues

I recently published a criticism of the film “My Name is Khan,” and of MPAC for honoring the film. I was negligent in providing MPAC’s response. In the interests of being complete, attached are three documents. The original letter criticizing MPAC; MPAC’s response; and the response to MPAC. To be clear, I have not seen the movie, so cannot comment intelligently on this debate. However, it is important for me to show the diversity of thought in the Muslim-American community and the fact that we do have debates. I applaud both groups for having the courage to discuss this publicly…

2 thoughts on “Mira Nair and Uganda”

  1. Big Mira Nair fan here. Miss. Masala was fun, Monsoon Wedding, Salaam Bombay, Vanity Fair. Ok, Kama Sutra (of all things!) was a snooze.
    The Indians in East Africa have an interesting story. Two large movements of Indians, one to Africa, and the other to the Caribbean (from which my family arrived in the US). Gujuratis and Panjabis to Africa, Uttar Pradeshis and Biharis to the Caribbean. On a recent trip to India, some people knew which part of the dispora I was from based on the spelling of my surname.

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