American Muslims: A History Revealed
Exploring the early history of Muslims in America.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Sat, 5/2 at 6:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
A Portrait of Freedom
Even before the United States is founded, tens of thousands of Muslims are already here, captured in West Africa and brought to colonial America in chains; Asma Khalid tells the story of one of these people.
Sat, 5/2 at 6:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Islam at the Nation's Founding
Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of the Qur'an; George Washington owned enslaved people who were Muslim; a Muslim diplomat breaks his Ramadan fast in the White House in 1805.
Mon, 5/4 at 4:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
A Portrait of Freedom
Even before the United States is founded, tens of thousands of Muslims are already here, captured in West Africa and brought to colonial America in chains; Asma Khalid tells the story of one of these people.
Mon, 5/4 at 4:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Islam at the Nation's Founding
Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of the Qur'an; George Washington owned enslaved people who were Muslim; a Muslim diplomat breaks his Ramadan fast in the White House in 1805.
Sat, 5/9 at 6:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
A Muslim in the Civil War
Malika Bilal tells the recently discovered story of Muhammad Kahn, an immigrant from Afghanistan who traveled to the United States in 1861, fought in the Union Army and left behind a 200-page pension file.
Sat, 5/9 at 6:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
A Mosque on the Prairies
Among the millions of immigrants arriving in the United States at the turn of the 20th century were thousands of Muslims from Lebanon, then part of Greater Syria; host Aymann Ismail tells the story of two of these people.
Mon, 5/11 at 4:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
A Muslim in the Civil War
Malika Bilal tells the recently discovered story of Muhammad Kahn, an immigrant from Afghanistan who traveled to the United States in 1861, fought in the Union Army and left behind a 200-page pension file.
Mon, 5/11 at 4:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
A Mosque on the Prairies
Among the millions of immigrants arriving in the United States at the turn of the 20th century were thousands of Muslims from Lebanon, then part of Greater Syria; host Aymann Ismail tells the story of two of these people.