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New Muslim Cool: Hamza Perez
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New Muslim Cool possesses a kind of beauty that sneaks up on you: it is in Hamza's humility, in the dignity with which he confronts so much of his misfortune, in his commitment to rehabilitating drug dealers because, in his mind, no one else will.

— Ginia Bellafante, The New York Times

Thank goodness, this is the story of the new America that is unfolding; the one that young Americans across traditional divides are claiming everyday as their own.

— Bakari Kitwana, NewsOne / Huffington Post

Disarming docu New Muslim Cool...[is] a fine illustration of the melting pot's latest cultural flavors, as well as a helpful look past post-9/11 Islamic stereotypes.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety

Spellbinding...San Francisco filmmaker Jennifer Maytorena Taylor gives us the full dimension of a Muslim American man who's a rapper, educator, father, husband and idealist.

— Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

New Muslim Cool explores a world that few Muslims are aware of, a streetwise scene filled with mixed cultures, economic hardships, and hip hop.

— Zahed Amanullah, altmuslim.com