Muslim football players from Fordson High School in Dearborn pray in their locker room, in a scene from the film “Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football.” The documentary film follows team members as they practice during Ramadan, a month when Muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown, revealing a community holding onto its Islamic faith and the American Dream while seeking acceptance in post 9/11 America. The film and panel discussion are presented at 1-4 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Michigan Union Ballroom.
Photo by Courtesy Northshore Films.
Jeremy Towler, inventory control clerk, School of Dentistry, volunteer firefighter, on performing his day job: “There’s a lot of people to keep track of. Students tell me they couldn’t do it without me.”
