Congratulations to Alrick Brown and everyone associated with the film Kinyarwanda after winning the Sundance World Audience Award. A member of my writer's group, Charles Plath contributed to this film and I am especially happy for him.
"At the time of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other. KINYARWANDA is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the madrassa of Nyanza. It recounts how the Imams opened the doors of the mosques to give refuge to the Tutsi and those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing."
The message of this film is powerful and could not come at a better time. All people should learn from this valuable lesson of love and tolerance in a world of hate. Please check out the website at KINYARWANDAMOVIE.COM.
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