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How South Asian Muslims and Mexican Americans United in the 1920s

Asma Khalid travels to Sacramento and Phoenix to piece together the story of a man named Mir Dad, a South Asian Muslim who arrived in the United States in 1917 and made a home in the American Southwest. Asma discovers the prejudice faced by South Asians and the race-based naturalization and immigration laws that shaped their lives.
Season 1 Episode 5 Length 24:43 Premiere: 12/05/24

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Season 1 Episodes

How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago
S1 E16 Length 23:46 Premiere Date 01/09/25

How Muslims Influenced Thomas Jefferson and America’s Founders
S1 E15 Length 24:43 Premiere Date 12/19/24

How South Asian Muslims and Mexican Americans United in the 1920s
S1 E14 Length 23:39 Premiere Date 12/12/24

Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War
S1 E13 Length 22:24 Premiere Date 11/21/24

From Slavery to Freedom: The Untold Story of America's First Muslims
S1 E12 Length 23:19 Premiere Date 11/04/24

Is This One of America’s First Mosques?
S1 E11 Length 22:01 Premiere Date 10/17/24

A South Asian in the Southwest
S1 E6 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

How South Asian Muslims and Mexican Americans United in the 1920s
S1 E5 Length 24:43 Premiere Date 12/05/24

A New Hope for Freedom
S1 E5 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

A Mosque on the Prairies
S1 E4 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

A Muslim in the Civil War
S1 E3 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

Islam at the Nation’s Founding
S1 E2 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

A Portrait of Freedom
S1 E1 Length 24:44 Premiere Date 05/01/26

American Muslims: A History Revealed Trailer
Preview Length 01:58 Premiere Date 11/01/24

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