By Mahadhir Monihuldin
PETALING JAYA, 12 March 2016: IIUMs very own Secretariat of English Language and Literature (ELITS) will be organising a movie premier and a discussion session for a film titled ˜On a Wing and a Prayer at the Experimental Hall on 14 March.
On what the film is all about, the publicist of the event and vice chairman 1 of ELITS, Husna Dzeidee said, œThe movie shows the struggles of a Muslim man who is aspiring to be a pilot in the United States right after 9/11.
The production company responsible in creating the film is Peaceful Communications, and the person at the helm is a triple threat, not only being the founder of the company, but also the director of the film as well as the films main protagonist. He goes by the name Monem Salam.
According to Husna, Peaceful Communications is in the midst of showcasing their movie to a variety of different audiences from different backgrounds. With the help of ELITS, it hopes that the movie will be displayed to the students of IIUM.
Sharing the goal that the ELITS group wishes to achieve through the movie premier and the discussion session of the film, the event’s programme manager, Nur Ruqayyah said, œOur hope is for students to learn that Muslims are actually not being oppressed like they think they are.”
“The truth is all of us can do something and make a change regardless of the situation, she added. ***