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What is the book REALLY about?

By Parvez Sharma On August 11, 2017 · Add Comment

THE BOOK IS HERE!

On July 14, 2017 By Parvez Sharma

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A remarkable year!

On January 13, 2016 By Parvez Sharma

We toured the world with the film. Packed audiences everywhere from Warsaw to Dublin to Copenhagen to Amsterdam to Prague and so many more! Extended Q&A’s sometimes going on for an hour or more. A remarkable amount of press attention! In Europe after the terrorist attacks in Paris the film took on an [...]
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Raves and Love. And we shall overcome (the hate)

On October 4, 2015 By Parvez Sharma

Crazy love and support as our journey continues! How many films can claim to be sold out in New York on Labor Day weekend? We can!

The raves pour in. A huge feather in our cap–we are a New York Times CRITICS’ PICK ! Not many films get that [...]
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NOW IN THEATERS! BUY YOUR TICKETS

On September 2, 2015 By Parvez Sharma

A lot has been happening at our end. Thousands of emails, Facebook messages, tweets and more! And yes hate mail as well, unfortunately. Yahoo News (the most visited news portal on the planet) just did a piece which exploded all over the media. Much more [...]
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This just in!

On August 15, 2015 By Parvez Sharma

So we ARE opening theatrically in NYC and LA! (Dates Coming Soon!)

And we have a crowd-funding campaign going on here to spread the net of the film wider

Wont you consider spending a few minutes and donating. Its a worthy cause especially to prove haters like this man who just [...]
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So much success, in such a short time!

On August 14, 2015 By Parvez Sharma

There is so much News!

But first, the hate has not stopped pouring in. Here is one example of what we wake up to.

“If you were living in a Muslim country they would have figured out a way to kill you by now. You have insulted Islam. You are a Kaafir”

At this point [...]
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Haters need to spell-check please.

On May 7, 2015 By Parvez Sharma

The hate continues to mount. Here are some recent examples. I wish the haters who are writing all over the social web and also emailing us directly through the back-end of this website would do spell-checks on their virulent and angry messages. In any case, with every negative message, our resolve grows stronger.
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For a moment, lets focus on the Love

On March 26, 2015 By Parvez Sharma

The hate mail is enormous and growing. And we intend to continue documenting it. Its surprising because the haters have not watched what they detest yet. This is a still unreleased film! However there are amazing messages of love and support pouring in as well. Here are a few.
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We are ready to take it all on.

On March 25, 2015 By Parvez Sharma

We are thrilled with our piece in the Daily Beast today with Nina Strochlic doing an excellent job framing this film. Its a must-read here. But predictably, the hate (and love) has started. Here is a sampling of comments culled from several places including the Beast's Facebook page.
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