The oppression and misuse of women is not new to America, or American culture, but many see a crisis of misogynistic elements that are hurting children, women and men in the process.
YO!TV sat down with the director and star of the new Sony Picture Classic film The Wackness, to find out what it was like to work with Ben Kingsely and Method Man and how to evoke the mood of 1994 New York City.
New America Media editor Sandip Roy spoke about NAM’s work with ethnic media representatives from Italy in Rome. Other speakers included Shahed Amanullah of AltMuslim.org and Farah Pandith, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs focusing on Muslim communities in Europe.