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9/11 Convert USA

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09/27/2011
English

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11th September 2011: USA, Mission Viejo California "THE 9/11 DECADE AMERICAN MUSLIM CONVERTS FACE HOSTILITY"

Shot listing:- INT of Mosque / People performing Eid prayer / TODD GALLINGER MUSLIM CONVERT performing prayer / SOT of TODD GALLINGER MUSLIM CONVERT / PTC of ROB REYNOLDS ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA / CHANTELLE CUMMINGS MUSLIM CONVERT performing prayer at Home / SOT of CHANTELLE CUMMINGS MUSLIM CONVERT / INT of Mosque / People listening Imam / SOT of ROY BRADSHAW MUSLIM CONVERT / More of INT of Mosque/ Prayer

Script: [MOSQUE, PEOPLE EID PRAYING ] Being Muslim in post 9-11 America isnt always easy. Its especially challenging for Americans who have converted to Islam. They face puzzled family and friends, and sometimes hostile responses from their communities. [TODD PRAYS] Todd Gallinger is a California attorney and recent convert.Family members accepted his choice, but his marriage broke up and friends stopped calling. SOT Todd Gallinger 23 35 59 “Yeah, Ive actually received death threats and had people call me a terrorist or a terrorist lawyer...” [CUTAWAY 2 shot] The harshest response came when he ran for local office. SOT TODD 23 36 28 “They actually... sent out a mailer with a picture of a Hamas rally on it, a guy in a kaffiyeh shooting an ak47 into the air, and associating that with me with my picture on it too.” [TODD'S MOSQUE BROLL] According to the Pew Research Center, 20 percent of Muslims in the US say they are converts. STANDUP Rob Reynolds Anaheim California “Its estimated that nationwide about 20 thousand Americans convert to Islam every year.” [CHANTELLE PRAYING] For Chantelle Cummings, Islam lay at the end of a long spiritual journey. [OFF CAMERA SOT FROM CHANTELLE 19 45 54] “I was agressively searching for something that made sense... [CHANTELLE ON CAMERA] ...that I felt could fit into how I live my life a