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046 - The Muslim Film Critic (Zaki Hasan)

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Zaki Hasan is a film critic. Hailing from Chicago and spending 10 years of his early life in Saudi Arabia, he currently resides in San Fransisco and is a media scholar and critic with over twenty years of experience. A member of the San Fransisco Film Critics Circle, he has written for The San Francisco Chronica, IGN, Huffington Post and more. He has also contributed to books on Star Wars, Planet of the Apes and Blade Runner. We’ll be discussing the crazy world of film critics, how Star Wars began Zaki’s lifelong love of film, and how he navigates the film world as a Muslim. -- 786 Boulevard is a podcast by Nouri Sardar & Hasnain Ali dedicated to finding Islam in film, art, fashion and culture. Check us out on Instagram and Twitter: @786Boulevard

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