Join us at Qahwa for a special screening of 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime followed by Q&A panel with the film's director Tarek Albaba, Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Rania Awaad, and Editorial Producer for Time Magazine Juwayriah Wright.
Tickets will be required for admission. Please note that due to the violent and sensitive content dispalyed in the film, admission will not be granted for attendees below the age of 14.
Event Schedule:
1:30 – Duhur Prayer
1:45 – Intro to Movie + Disclaimer
1:50 – Screening Begins
3:00 – Break for Asr
3:15 – Screening Resumes
3:50 – Screening ends + Panel Discussion
5:00 – Maghrib Prayer Event
About the Film:
In 2015, three Muslim-American students were executed while eating dinner in their home in Chapel Hill, NC. In 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime, filmmaker Tarek Albaba makes an impassioned case for justice for these innocents and for his community. The film charts the victims’ families’ agonizing overnight pivot from trauma to advocacy as they struggle to prevent their loved ones’ deaths from being dismissed as the result of a random parking dispute.
They courageously speak the truth about the hate crime that has destroyed their lives, about the overt and insidious ways racism plays out in our society and about the need to reform a hate crime system that is broken. This is a project about grace and the will to fight for the truth in the worst of circumstances.
About the Panelists:
Tarek Albaba
Tarek Albaba is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker whose work has been featured on major platforms such as National Geographic, History, Discovery, and Apple TV+. Tarek's independent work focuses on creating stories that explore human rights, historical injustices, and social issues. His feature documentary debut, 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime, premiered at DOC NYC in 2023, where it won the Subject Matter Award.
Tarek continues to develop and produce powerful narratives that not only captivate audiences but also advocate for a more just and compassionate world.
Dr. Rania Awaad M.D.
Dr. Rania Awaad is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where she is the Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab, Associate Chief of the Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences, and Co-Chief of the Diversity and Cultural Mental Health Section.
She is the Executive Director of the holistic mental health nonprofit Maristan.org, Director of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls and a Senior Fellow at Yaqeen Institute and ISPU. Prior to studying medicine, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus, Syria and holds certifications (ijaza) in Qur’an, Islamic Law and other branches of the Islamic Sciences.
Juwayriah Wright
Juwayriah Wright is a contributing journalist and Editorial Producer for TIME Magazine, where she covers Muslim movements in America and the genocide in Gaza. She is also the Editorial Director and board member for Muslim Climate Watch, a nonprofit focusing on climate change and sustainability crises affecting Muslims globally.