1 00:00:14,613 --> 00:00:16,217 I was actually thinking maybe we could 2 00:00:16,241 --> 00:00:18,463 say a prayer together before we eat. 3 00:00:20,457 --> 00:00:22,103 Are you trying to say grace? 4 00:00:22,127 --> 00:00:24,316 I see them do it on Country Music Channel. 5 00:00:24,340 --> 00:00:25,903 No, I‐it's not grace. 6 00:00:25,927 --> 00:00:27,447 Sheikh Ali taught me this prayer, 7 00:00:27,471 --> 00:00:29,911 and I thought maybe we could do it together as a family. 8 00:00:29,935 --> 00:00:31,372 Since when do you care what we do as a family? 9 00:00:31,396 --> 00:00:33,669 Should be close our eyes or keep them open? 10 00:00:33,693 --> 00:00:35,338 I think closed feels better. 11 00:00:35,362 --> 00:00:37,092 Yeah, he didn't really say anything about 12 00:00:37,116 --> 00:00:38,427 open or closed eyes, 13 00:00:38,451 --> 00:00:40,933 so I‐I think it's... whatever you want. 14 00:00:40,957 --> 00:00:42,919 Uh, people... 15 00:00:48,012 --> 00:00:49,458 Um. 16 00:01:02,918 --> 00:01:05,231 I thought maybe we could talk about stuff we're thankful for. 17 00:01:05,255 --> 00:01:07,152 Stop. 18 00:01:07,176 --> 00:01:09,598 Eat your meat before it gets cold. 19 00:01:25,087 --> 00:01:27,234 I gotta go to the Center to study with the sheikh. 20 00:01:27,258 --> 00:01:28,612 We're doing a halukka. 21 00:01:28,636 --> 00:01:30,406 I told him I'd see him tomorrow. 22 00:01:30,430 --> 00:01:33,436 Mom, is this chicken halal? 23 00:01:35,608 --> 00:01:37,505 What do you mean? 24 00:01:37,529 --> 00:01:39,717 Like, w‐where did you get it from? 25 00:01:39,741 --> 00:01:42,515 I get it from the store. 26 00:01:42,539 --> 00:01:44,059 Yeah, I know. I just didn't know which store, 27 00:01:44,083 --> 00:01:45,562 'cause sometimes you go to the supermarket, 28 00:01:45,586 --> 00:01:48,025 sometimes you go to the Nouri. 29 00:01:48,049 --> 00:01:49,319 You know, I'm trying to be more careful 30 00:01:49,343 --> 00:01:51,491 about what I'm eating. 31 00:01:51,515 --> 00:01:53,116 Ramy, you're asking too many questions. 32 00:02:24,915 --> 00:02:26,585 The chicken's really good, Mom. 33 00:02:27,378 --> 00:02:30,151 It is halal. I know it is. 34 00:02:30,175 --> 00:02:31,177 Even if it's not. 35 00:02:46,165 --> 00:02:48,062 That water over there is just done boiling. 36 00:02:48,086 --> 00:02:49,774 Could you pour it in the cups for me, please? 37 00:02:49,798 --> 00:02:51,611 Yeah, sure. 38 00:02:51,635 --> 00:02:53,179 Inshallah. 39 00:02:55,308 --> 00:02:57,731 And then, brother, just add the mix. 40 00:03:01,279 --> 00:03:04,011 Trying to see if these are the kind that have gelatin in them. 41 00:03:04,035 --> 00:03:05,514 It's not in the ingredients, 42 00:03:05,538 --> 00:03:07,792 but sometimes they just stick it in the preservatives. 43 00:03:09,546 --> 00:03:11,275 Tetrasodium. Does that have gelatin in it? 44 00:03:11,299 --> 00:03:13,822 Um... not to my knowledge, sir. 45 00:03:13,846 --> 00:03:15,617 But I could‐‐ I could look it up. 46 00:03:15,641 --> 00:03:18,122 That's all right. Allah knows my intentions. 47 00:03:18,146 --> 00:03:20,460 It will enhance the taste, inshallah. 48 00:03:24,659 --> 00:03:26,931 No Sharia in New Jersey! 49 00:03:26,955 --> 00:03:29,436 No Sharia in New Jersey! 50 00:03:29,460 --> 00:03:31,566 No Sharia in New Jersey! 51 00:03:31,590 --> 00:03:32,842 No Sharia... 52 00:03:36,683 --> 00:03:38,830 Peace be upon you, brothers. 53 00:03:38,854 --> 00:03:40,375 I know it's cold outside, 54 00:03:40,399 --> 00:03:42,420 so brother Ramy and I made you some hot chocolate. 55 00:03:42,444 --> 00:03:45,051 What? No. Fuck you. My pop is layin' out here. 56 00:03:45,075 --> 00:03:46,805 He don't want to be buried next to this shit. 57 00:03:46,829 --> 00:03:48,432 Hey, man, don't‐‐don't talk to him like that. 58 00:03:48,456 --> 00:03:51,564 It's okay. We understand. 59 00:03:51,588 --> 00:03:52,733 We'll leave these right here. 60 00:03:52,757 --> 00:03:53,944 If you want them, they're yours. 61 00:03:53,968 --> 00:03:55,137 All right? 62 00:03:59,228 --> 00:04:00,582 Have a nice day. 63 00:04:00,606 --> 00:04:03,821 We ain't drinking that. Ain't drinking shit. 64 00:04:05,323 --> 00:04:07,470 No Sharia in New Jersey! 65 00:04:07,494 --> 00:04:09,015 No Sharia in New Jersey! 66 00:04:09,039 --> 00:04:10,811 This space used to be a church, 67 00:04:10,835 --> 00:04:12,523 but they were going to foreclose 68 00:04:12,547 --> 00:04:14,694 and relieve them of the lease. 69 00:04:14,718 --> 00:04:17,658 But the interpretation is that we stole their church. 70 00:04:17,682 --> 00:04:18,994 Yeah, maybe we should call the cops. 71 00:04:19,018 --> 00:04:21,290 I don't know, that guy seemed kind of violent, 72 00:04:21,314 --> 00:04:23,377 and I feel like giving them hot chocolate 73 00:04:23,401 --> 00:04:25,924 maybe brings more of them, right? 74 00:04:25,948 --> 00:04:27,343 If they know there's hot chocolate here, 75 00:04:27,367 --> 00:04:28,555 then they just kind of start coming, like‐‐. 76 00:04:28,579 --> 00:04:32,103 Who's our example, Ramy? Um... 77 00:04:32,127 --> 00:04:35,067 There was a woman who used to throw trash every day 78 00:04:35,091 --> 00:04:36,654 outside the house of the holy Prophet. 79 00:04:36,678 --> 00:04:37,782 Peace be upon him. The Prophet. 80 00:04:37,806 --> 00:04:39,494 Peace be upon him. Yes. 81 00:04:39,518 --> 00:04:41,539 He would walk outside. She'd throw the trash. 82 00:04:41,563 --> 00:04:43,835 He would clear the path. Never said a word. 83 00:04:43,859 --> 00:04:47,050 And one day, he came home. There was no trash. 84 00:04:47,074 --> 00:04:49,262 He got concerned. 85 00:04:49,286 --> 00:04:50,641 He went over to the woman's home 86 00:04:50,665 --> 00:04:53,187 and found that she was gravely ill. 87 00:04:53,211 --> 00:04:55,776 He prayed for her, nursed her back to health. 88 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,322 She was so overwhelmed by this act of generosity, 89 00:04:58,346 --> 00:04:59,324 she embraced our Prophet. 90 00:04:59,348 --> 00:05:01,411 She accepted Islam. 91 00:05:01,435 --> 00:05:03,542 If there's anything that may show these men 92 00:05:03,566 --> 00:05:05,546 that we're not their enemy, it may be that hot chocolate. 93 00:05:05,570 --> 00:05:07,550 S‐so you think the hot chocolate 94 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:09,971 might make them Muslim? 95 00:05:09,995 --> 00:05:12,308 Only God knows. 96 00:05:12,332 --> 00:05:14,271 But they're not beyond our love. 97 00:05:14,295 --> 00:05:17,193 In the meantime, just pray for them, Ramy. 98 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:19,657 Y‐yeah, inshallah. I‐I want to pray for them. 99 00:05:19,681 --> 00:05:22,538 It's just... one of those guys has a sign 100 00:05:22,562 --> 00:05:24,750 that says the Prophet's a pedophile. 101 00:05:24,774 --> 00:05:27,213 Do you believe the Prophet was a pedophile? 102 00:05:27,237 --> 00:05:29,677 No, no, I. 103 00:05:29,701 --> 00:05:30,929 Deep down inside, I don't think 104 00:05:30,953 --> 00:05:33,017 those men out there believe that either. 105 00:05:33,041 --> 00:05:35,253 But right now, they're just so consumed by their fear. 106 00:05:36,297 --> 00:05:38,612 I know it might seem odd to pray for these people, 107 00:05:38,636 --> 00:05:40,491 but trying to help those who can't help themselves 108 00:05:40,515 --> 00:05:43,663 is sometimes the only path for our own heart. 109 00:05:43,687 --> 00:05:47,212 "Help others, and Allah will help you with your struggles." 110 00:05:47,236 --> 00:05:49,466 Our bay'ah, our bond requires 111 00:05:49,490 --> 00:05:51,787 that we try to help those who are lost. 112 00:05:55,962 --> 00:05:59,987 Ah... they're drinking the hot chocolate. 113 00:06:00,011 --> 00:06:02,057 He found the marshmallows. 114 00:06:03,268 --> 00:06:04,896 Alhamdulillah. 115 00:06:08,737 --> 00:06:10,174 Man, I knew this dude in med school. 116 00:06:10,198 --> 00:06:11,803 He took the bay'ah. He went down the Sufi path. 117 00:06:11,827 --> 00:06:13,180 He never came back. 118 00:06:13,204 --> 00:06:14,976 Third year, he stopped practicing medicine, 119 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,311 he gave it all up. 120 00:06:16,335 --> 00:06:18,065 I already stopped practicing medicine, okay? 121 00:06:18,089 --> 00:06:19,527 I already threw everything away. 122 00:06:19,551 --> 00:06:21,656 Why are you so extreme with everything, man? 123 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,367 Everything with you, dude. You're, like, 124 00:06:23,391 --> 00:06:26,164 the most emotional, extreme Muslim I've ever met. 125 00:06:26,188 --> 00:06:27,710 You're extreme with girls. 126 00:06:27,734 --> 00:06:29,505 It's like you're Ryan Gosling in a movie. 127 00:06:29,529 --> 00:06:31,425 It's always‐‐it's like a deep end with you. 128 00:06:31,449 --> 00:06:33,262 You just go, all heart. I don't get it. 129 00:06:33,286 --> 00:06:35,141 Let's just stop talking about me. 130 00:06:35,165 --> 00:06:37,228 How are you? 131 00:06:37,252 --> 00:06:38,648 What? 132 00:06:38,672 --> 00:06:41,236 W‐what's going on with you? Hey, what's up, guys? 133 00:06:41,260 --> 00:06:42,740 Ramy just asked me how I was doing. 134 00:06:42,764 --> 00:06:44,367 What the fuck's wrong with you? 135 00:06:44,391 --> 00:06:45,621 What are you talking about? 136 00:06:45,645 --> 00:06:47,332 You're the most self‐obsessed person I know! 137 00:06:47,356 --> 00:06:49,252 All right? You don't really care about how we feel. 138 00:06:49,276 --> 00:06:51,423 You only ask when you want some. 139 00:06:51,447 --> 00:06:53,135 But when you asked right now, 140 00:06:53,159 --> 00:06:55,222 it's like you actually meant it; It was weird. 141 00:06:55,246 --> 00:06:57,185 I did mean it, man. Seriously. 142 00:06:57,209 --> 00:06:58,480 How are you? 143 00:06:58,504 --> 00:07:02,237 No. I'm not ready to tell you. 144 00:07:02,261 --> 00:07:04,742 Hey, Mo. Yeah. 145 00:07:04,766 --> 00:07:06,078 This guy at the counter wants to talk to you. 146 00:07:06,102 --> 00:07:07,897 He's literally not leaving me alone. 147 00:07:10,110 --> 00:07:11,923 Fuck's sake. Man. 148 00:07:11,947 --> 00:07:13,677 This weird‐ass guy keeps coming in here 149 00:07:13,701 --> 00:07:15,179 every fucking couple of weeks. 150 00:07:15,203 --> 00:07:18,394 Just a glass of water, lemons, and then begs me for a job. 151 00:07:18,418 --> 00:07:20,231 Why is he wearing a Verizon shirt? 152 00:07:20,255 --> 00:07:21,358 I don't know‐‐ I think it's the last job 153 00:07:21,382 --> 00:07:22,653 he had or something. 154 00:07:22,677 --> 00:07:24,155 He came in here a few weeks ago 155 00:07:24,179 --> 00:07:25,951 and told me his whole sob story‐‐I don't know. 156 00:07:25,975 --> 00:07:28,873 Is Verizon selling Polos? I'd get one, man. 157 00:07:28,897 --> 00:07:30,752 You ever go in the store and see the workers? 158 00:07:30,776 --> 00:07:31,921 They look so comfortable. 159 00:07:31,945 --> 00:07:33,591 What the fuck is wrong with you? 160 00:07:33,615 --> 00:07:35,303 Why won't you give him a job? I mean, if he keeps coming? 161 00:07:35,327 --> 00:07:36,681 I'm trying, okay? 162 00:07:36,705 --> 00:07:38,142 But there's a standard that I have to uphold, okay? 163 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:39,436 And the guy's basically homeless. 164 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:40,981 Dude, if he's homeless, that's even more reason 165 00:07:41,005 --> 00:07:42,233 to help him, man. 166 00:07:42,257 --> 00:07:43,820 We always talk about being Muslim, right? 167 00:07:43,844 --> 00:07:45,406 That means we gotta help other people. 168 00:07:45,430 --> 00:07:47,578 We gotta make room for them in our hearts. 169 00:07:47,602 --> 00:07:48,830 We gotta pray for them 170 00:07:48,854 --> 00:07:51,001 even more than we pray for ourselves, right? 171 00:07:51,025 --> 00:07:54,466 I appreciate your holier‐ than‐fucking‐thou attitude. 172 00:07:54,490 --> 00:07:56,804 You go pray for a couple weeks and you come back 173 00:07:56,828 --> 00:07:59,518 like you're just, like, "Oh, I'm such a saint." 174 00:07:59,542 --> 00:08:01,898 Fuck off, all right? Fuck off. 175 00:08:01,922 --> 00:08:03,317 All right, you know what? If you're not gonna help him, 176 00:08:03,341 --> 00:08:04,487 I'm gonna talk to him and see 177 00:08:04,511 --> 00:08:05,614 - if I can do something. - Ramy 178 00:08:05,638 --> 00:08:07,283 I have a bad feeling about this guy. 179 00:08:07,307 --> 00:08:09,412 I just don't trust him. Okay? 180 00:08:09,436 --> 00:08:12,001 I'm gonna go talk to him. All right. 181 00:08:12,025 --> 00:08:13,755 It's your life. Fuck it. 182 00:08:13,779 --> 00:08:16,367 My palms are sweaty. Shut the fuck up. 183 00:08:17,829 --> 00:08:19,099 Hey, man. 184 00:08:19,123 --> 00:08:21,938 Hey, I'm, uh, Ramy. What's up? 185 00:08:21,962 --> 00:08:24,442 Dennis. You work with Mo? 186 00:08:24,466 --> 00:08:26,823 Uh, no, no. I'm just‐‐I'm just friends. 187 00:08:26,847 --> 00:08:28,242 Yeah, it's great to meet you. 188 00:08:28,266 --> 00:08:29,870 Yeah. Um, I got a résumé here 189 00:08:29,894 --> 00:08:31,456 if you want to check it out. 190 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,586 Got a lot of experience doing technical work 191 00:08:33,610 --> 00:08:35,590 if anything needs to be fixed around the diner. 192 00:08:35,614 --> 00:08:37,553 Uh, I can clean just about anything, 193 00:08:37,577 --> 00:08:38,805 make it look brand‐new. 194 00:08:38,829 --> 00:08:40,433 Dude, it's cool. I don't need to see it. 195 00:08:40,457 --> 00:08:42,252 I just, uh, wanted to get to know you. 196 00:08:43,547 --> 00:08:45,610 Is this, like, uh... part of the interview, 197 00:08:45,634 --> 00:08:47,489 like a personality test or something? 198 00:08:47,513 --> 00:08:48,908 No, it's not. I'm just curious. 199 00:08:48,932 --> 00:08:52,040 Like, are you from around here or you got family here? 200 00:08:52,064 --> 00:08:55,547 I mean, I grew up in Wayne. Um... 201 00:08:55,571 --> 00:08:57,133 Don't have much family left. 202 00:08:57,157 --> 00:09:00,766 Just an uncle, but he moved down to Florida with Camille. 203 00:09:00,790 --> 00:09:02,936 I mean, I‐I'm pretty close too. 204 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,026 Like, Wayne's a couple towns over from me. 205 00:09:06,050 --> 00:09:08,197 So you been‐‐you been living there the whole time? 206 00:09:08,221 --> 00:09:10,952 Nah, I'm, uh, I'm actually kind of 207 00:09:10,976 --> 00:09:13,040 between places right now, 208 00:09:13,064 --> 00:09:14,668 you know, kind of trying to figure that out. 209 00:09:14,692 --> 00:09:17,782 But I can be anywhere. You know, I'm never late, sir. 210 00:09:19,661 --> 00:09:22,266 Are you, um 211 00:09:22,290 --> 00:09:23,728 are you hungry? You want 212 00:09:23,752 --> 00:09:25,857 you want something to eat? 213 00:09:31,350 --> 00:09:33,372 This is good, man. 214 00:09:33,396 --> 00:09:35,418 I haven't eaten chicken like this in forever. 215 00:09:35,442 --> 00:09:37,088 Been livin' off hot dogs from Roadside. 216 00:09:37,112 --> 00:09:39,342 Me and my dog, I split it with her‐‐Boomer. 217 00:09:39,366 --> 00:09:41,096 I got to save some of this, actually. 218 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:42,223 She loves chicken. 219 00:09:42,247 --> 00:09:43,977 We'll‐‐we'll get her some food to go. 220 00:09:44,001 --> 00:09:45,522 Seriously, just eat the whole sandwich. 221 00:09:45,546 --> 00:09:47,651 You're a kind man. 222 00:09:47,675 --> 00:09:49,822 You are. You remind me of this guy, 223 00:09:49,846 --> 00:09:51,576 Majid, I met in Iraq. 224 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,287 A really good man. 225 00:09:53,311 --> 00:09:55,332 You‐‐you were a soldier in Iraq? 226 00:09:55,356 --> 00:09:56,961 Yeah, how did you know that? 227 00:09:56,985 --> 00:10:00,050 I‐I just figured it's not really like a vacation spot, 228 00:10:00,074 --> 00:10:01,637 so... Yeah. 229 00:10:01,661 --> 00:10:03,683 Hey, could you please tell Mo that, 230 00:10:03,707 --> 00:10:06,814 you know, don't believe them guys at Verizon. 231 00:10:06,838 --> 00:10:08,693 That was a huge misunderstanding. 232 00:10:08,717 --> 00:10:10,362 No, of course, yeah. I won't‐‐. 233 00:10:10,386 --> 00:10:12,534 I‐I'm not looking for much, you know. 234 00:10:12,558 --> 00:10:14,370 I'll work for cheap. 235 00:10:14,394 --> 00:10:16,709 I'm just trying to get myself a spot for me and my dog 236 00:10:16,733 --> 00:10:18,588 and get my meds, that's it‐‐ nothing fancy. 237 00:10:18,612 --> 00:10:21,928 Um... no, I know, man. I really‐‐I want to help you. 238 00:10:21,952 --> 00:10:26,562 I‐I feel like I should, and I think I might know 239 00:10:26,586 --> 00:10:28,357 a place where we can get you a job. 240 00:10:28,381 --> 00:10:30,570 I‐I can't guarantee it, but I‐I'll try. 241 00:10:30,594 --> 00:10:32,950 Oh, man... ha. 242 00:10:32,974 --> 00:10:37,775 Uh, yeah, thank you. I'll do anything. 243 00:10:42,994 --> 00:10:44,222 I'm going to introduce you to the sheikh, 244 00:10:44,246 --> 00:10:45,642 and I know there's gotta be something 245 00:10:45,666 --> 00:10:47,604 you can do at the Center. Yeah, thank you. 246 00:10:47,628 --> 00:10:49,315 You know, you never think you could end up 247 00:10:49,339 --> 00:10:51,779 living in your car, but it can happen to anyone. 248 00:10:51,803 --> 00:10:53,282 Yeah. 249 00:10:58,901 --> 00:11:00,361 Ooh. 250 00:11:01,948 --> 00:11:03,678 Ooh... 251 00:11:03,702 --> 00:11:05,682 Oh... 252 00:11:05,706 --> 00:11:08,145 W‐what's going on, man? Mm, I just‐‐uh... 253 00:11:08,169 --> 00:11:10,107 Just give me one second, okay? 254 00:11:10,131 --> 00:11:12,028 Yeah, yeah, what's happening? 255 00:11:12,052 --> 00:11:13,823 I just‐‐I haven't heard 256 00:11:13,847 --> 00:11:15,367 that prayer sound since Iraq, 257 00:11:15,391 --> 00:11:18,064 and I'm looking at you, and I'm seeing Majid. 258 00:11:18,941 --> 00:11:21,338 It's just kind of bugging me out, man. 259 00:11:21,362 --> 00:11:22,883 Well, yeah, no. That makes sense, right? 260 00:11:22,907 --> 00:11:25,304 Majid was your friend, and 261 00:11:25,328 --> 00:11:28,669 the prayer goes off in Iraq a lot, so I get that. 262 00:11:31,048 --> 00:11:35,241 De‐‐Dennis. Dennis, What's wrong, man? 263 00:11:35,265 --> 00:11:37,621 When I hear that Allah sound, 264 00:11:37,645 --> 00:11:40,376 it just‐‐mm‐‐makes me‐‐ I don't know, man. 265 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,905 Just‐‐it makes me want to act violent. 266 00:11:45,034 --> 00:11:46,471 I mean, I get that, man. 267 00:11:46,495 --> 00:11:48,350 The call to prayer has been, 268 00:11:48,374 --> 00:11:50,312 you know, really manipulated by the media. 269 00:11:50,336 --> 00:11:54,195 And they tie it to violence, so t‐that‐‐I‐I get that. 270 00:11:54,219 --> 00:11:56,283 Yeah, but why does somebody have to do this shit? 271 00:11:56,307 --> 00:11:58,580 Why does someone have to go through all this shit? 272 00:11:58,604 --> 00:11:59,957 I don't understand it, man. 273 00:11:59,981 --> 00:12:03,171 I don't know why I was over in fucking Iraq. 274 00:12:03,195 --> 00:12:05,467 It don't make no sense to me. 275 00:12:05,491 --> 00:12:06,679 Yeah, I mean, it was 276 00:12:06,703 --> 00:12:08,348 it was probably 'cause of the oil. 277 00:12:08,372 --> 00:12:11,187 But... but w‐we need oil, man. 278 00:12:11,211 --> 00:12:12,983 You know, everyone always talks about Iraq 279 00:12:13,007 --> 00:12:14,862 with some sort of conspiracy theory where they're like, 280 00:12:14,886 --> 00:12:17,074 "Oh, you know, we were only over there because of the oil." 281 00:12:17,098 --> 00:12:21,667 And it's like, well, yeah. 'Cause we needed it. 282 00:12:21,691 --> 00:12:24,673 You know, like, everything runs on oil. 283 00:12:24,697 --> 00:12:27,870 I fucking killed Majid, man. I killed him. 284 00:12:29,414 --> 00:12:31,520 O‐oh, your 285 00:12:31,544 --> 00:12:32,731 I went into that building 286 00:12:32,755 --> 00:12:34,317 and I just started fucking firing, man. 287 00:12:34,341 --> 00:12:36,279 You just start fucking firing, firing. 288 00:12:36,303 --> 00:12:39,662 You hit anything that moves, man, woman, dog‐‐don't matter. 289 00:12:39,686 --> 00:12:42,793 And then I just saw him, man, and I did it to him. 290 00:12:42,817 --> 00:12:44,361 I pulled the trigger, you know? 291 00:12:46,323 --> 00:12:47,928 I don't deserve any forgiveness. 292 00:12:47,952 --> 00:12:49,180 I don't deserve this shit. 293 00:12:49,204 --> 00:12:50,600 You don't understand what I did. 294 00:12:50,624 --> 00:12:52,854 I mean, I definitely understand what you did. 295 00:12:52,878 --> 00:12:55,902 Yeah, but I fucking hurt people, man. 296 00:12:55,926 --> 00:12:59,493 You know, everybody deserves forgiveness. 297 00:12:59,517 --> 00:13:02,499 This religion, this space, it's all about forgiveness, 298 00:13:02,523 --> 00:13:03,918 and I know that the sheikh's 299 00:13:03,942 --> 00:13:05,988 gonna figure something out for you, okay? 300 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,930 So I'm gonna go in there, and I'll talk to him for you. 301 00:13:09,954 --> 00:13:12,393 You can just stay out here and just 302 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:14,272 just catch your breath for a sec, all right? 303 00:13:14,296 --> 00:13:16,760 And, um... 304 00:13:18,054 --> 00:13:19,198 And maybe when you talk to him, 305 00:13:19,222 --> 00:13:21,704 just don't mention a lot of this stuff. 306 00:13:21,728 --> 00:13:23,040 Like, I'll give him‐‐ I'll give him, 307 00:13:23,064 --> 00:13:25,377 you know‐‐I'll fill him in, but for you, 308 00:13:25,401 --> 00:13:27,298 I‐I don't want you to think about this anymore. 309 00:13:27,322 --> 00:13:30,513 I just want you to start a new chapter, yeah? 310 00:13:30,537 --> 00:13:33,835 Like... you can be new. 311 00:13:35,714 --> 00:13:37,819 Oh, yeah, that's what I want, man. 312 00:13:37,843 --> 00:13:39,405 I wanna be new. 313 00:13:41,475 --> 00:13:42,477 Okay. 314 00:13:53,792 --> 00:13:56,732 He just really needs someone to give him a chance. 315 00:13:56,756 --> 00:13:58,193 I‐I've always felt that 316 00:13:58,217 --> 00:14:01,366 in order to be the best Muslims that we can be, 317 00:14:01,390 --> 00:14:02,869 we have to help people in need, you know? 318 00:14:02,893 --> 00:14:05,207 And I know you and I have talked about that a little bit, 319 00:14:05,231 --> 00:14:09,550 and I just really think that Dennis is in a vulnerable place 320 00:14:09,574 --> 00:14:12,723 and someone has to give him a chance. 321 00:14:12,747 --> 00:14:16,062 Okay, well, uh... I think it's really nice. 322 00:14:16,086 --> 00:14:18,150 It's kind of you that you want to help him. 323 00:14:18,174 --> 00:14:21,197 I just don't think we have room for him. 324 00:14:21,221 --> 00:14:23,786 He really can do anything, and he's just looking 325 00:14:23,810 --> 00:14:26,917 for a little bit of money to get by, you know, 326 00:14:26,941 --> 00:14:29,380 just anything just to, you know, have a meal. 327 00:14:29,404 --> 00:14:32,136 Okay, well, maybe it's just that I'm hesitant 328 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,307 to offer something to someone who isn't a Muslim. 329 00:14:34,331 --> 00:14:36,227 We have so many Muslims in need. 330 00:14:36,251 --> 00:14:38,190 Zainab, you know it doesn't matter if he's Muslim. 331 00:14:38,214 --> 00:14:40,444 Yeah, Dad, I know that. It's just, uh 332 00:14:40,468 --> 00:14:42,323 we're fund‐raising to keep the doors open, 333 00:14:42,347 --> 00:14:45,037 and the Sufi Center barely has any money. 334 00:14:45,061 --> 00:14:47,876 So are we really gonna spend money on someone 335 00:14:47,900 --> 00:14:50,422 who worked for the world's most corrupt army? 336 00:14:50,446 --> 00:14:53,303 He‐‐he wasn't‐‐he wasn't really like a 337 00:14:53,327 --> 00:14:54,848 like a soldier‐soldier, you know what I mean? 338 00:14:54,872 --> 00:14:56,811 Like, he wasn't, like, out, 339 00:14:56,835 --> 00:14:58,856 you know, in the field killing people or anything. 340 00:14:58,880 --> 00:14:59,942 He was kind of one of those guys 341 00:14:59,966 --> 00:15:01,319 who was, like, back at base, 342 00:15:01,343 --> 00:15:02,614 you know those guys, like, with the headphones. 343 00:15:02,638 --> 00:15:04,660 They're just kind of, like, listening, 344 00:15:04,684 --> 00:15:06,079 like he's kind of, like, listening to the war. 345 00:15:06,103 --> 00:15:09,293 And then he just did, like, other stuff. 346 00:15:09,317 --> 00:15:11,841 If anything, he's really more of a listener guy. 347 00:15:11,865 --> 00:15:13,427 Ramy is right, Zainab. 348 00:15:13,451 --> 00:15:15,264 We're not here to judge people for their pasts. 349 00:15:15,288 --> 00:15:20,399 If the brother is sincerely seeking to be of service... 350 00:15:20,423 --> 00:15:21,902 Ramy, if you can vouch for this brother 351 00:15:21,926 --> 00:15:24,575 and you know him, then all right. 352 00:15:24,599 --> 00:15:30,210 I‐I can. I mean, uh, Dennis is, uh 353 00:15:30,234 --> 00:15:32,381 he's like my brother. 354 00:15:32,405 --> 00:15:35,304 You know, with how connected I feel. 355 00:15:35,328 --> 00:15:37,601 A brother I just met, but that's Islam. 356 00:15:37,625 --> 00:15:41,567 And I just know that, um, we could really help him out. 357 00:15:41,591 --> 00:15:43,595 Well, then, it's settled. 358 00:15:44,889 --> 00:15:46,952 Beautiful intention, brother. Inshallah, 359 00:15:46,976 --> 00:15:48,939 way to take initiative. 360 00:15:49,732 --> 00:15:53,549 When is this, uh, Dennis stopping by? 361 00:15:53,573 --> 00:15:54,992 Uh, he's outside. 362 00:15:56,788 --> 00:15:57,832 Great. 363 00:16:29,269 --> 00:16:30,455 Hey. Salam. 364 00:16:30,479 --> 00:16:32,418 Salam, Ramy. 365 00:16:32,442 --> 00:16:33,796 I was just coming to see Dennis. 366 00:16:33,820 --> 00:16:35,090 How's everything going? 367 00:16:35,114 --> 00:16:38,013 I am an idiot... okay? 368 00:16:38,037 --> 00:16:40,058 Yeah. W‐what do you mean? 369 00:16:40,082 --> 00:16:43,983 Uh, Dennis, he is actually amazing. 370 00:16:45,343 --> 00:16:48,951 I‐I feel really guilty not hiring him right away. 371 00:16:48,975 --> 00:16:51,665 He built a wheelchair ramp without anyone asking 372 00:16:51,689 --> 00:16:53,586 just 'cause he saw an older member coming in. 373 00:16:53,610 --> 00:16:56,216 So thank you for challenging my thoughts. 374 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:57,636 No one usually steps up to me 375 00:16:57,660 --> 00:16:59,472 'cause I'm the daughter of the sheikh and all, 376 00:16:59,496 --> 00:17:01,685 so thanks for that. 377 00:17:01,709 --> 00:17:03,940 Yeah, I mean, look, I‐‐. 378 00:17:03,964 --> 00:17:05,693 For me, it's just about honesty, you know, 379 00:17:05,717 --> 00:17:07,989 doesn't really matter who or what or where. 380 00:17:08,013 --> 00:17:10,495 It's just, like, rise up to it and everything. 381 00:17:10,519 --> 00:17:13,124 So, uh... but I'm really glad it's working out. 382 00:17:13,148 --> 00:17:14,670 Okay. Yeah. 383 00:17:14,694 --> 00:17:16,089 Um, is he here? Yeah, yeah. 384 00:17:16,113 --> 00:17:17,383 He's in the back. Okay, cool. 385 00:17:17,407 --> 00:17:18,678 That makes sense. Okay. Bye. 386 00:17:18,702 --> 00:17:19,954 Salam. 387 00:17:25,549 --> 00:17:27,487 As‐salamu alaykum, bro. 388 00:17:27,511 --> 00:17:29,365 Ramy, how you doing, man? 389 00:17:29,389 --> 00:17:31,077 Hey, this looks great, man. 390 00:17:31,101 --> 00:17:32,622 Thank you. 391 00:17:32,646 --> 00:17:34,668 Zainab said you've been doing everything around here. 392 00:17:34,692 --> 00:17:36,087 Oh, yeah. Nah, I mean, 393 00:17:36,111 --> 00:17:37,507 it feels good to be doing something. 394 00:17:37,531 --> 00:17:38,801 I wanted to bring Boomer here, 395 00:17:38,825 --> 00:17:40,387 but they said no dogs in the mosque. 396 00:17:40,411 --> 00:17:43,978 Yeah. Sheikh, check out the shelf Dennis built. 397 00:17:44,002 --> 00:17:46,399 Oh... Mashallah. 398 00:17:46,423 --> 00:17:48,320 Born builder. 399 00:17:48,344 --> 00:17:51,493 I found some good wood and sanded it down. 400 00:17:51,517 --> 00:17:52,954 You know, I actually always wanted to be a carpenter 401 00:17:52,978 --> 00:17:54,457 like Jesus. 402 00:17:54,481 --> 00:17:56,127 I know you guys don't believe in Jesus, it's just that‐‐. 403 00:17:56,151 --> 00:17:59,282 Oh, Brother Dennis, every Muslim believes in Jesus. 404 00:18:00,702 --> 00:18:03,726 Yeah, we actually think Jesus is gonna come back. 405 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:06,649 Well, I‐I'm definitely down for a Jesus comeback. 406 00:18:06,673 --> 00:18:10,239 Well, it would mean it was the end of the world, but... 407 00:18:10,263 --> 00:18:12,034 Oh. 408 00:18:12,058 --> 00:18:13,871 Yeah. 409 00:18:13,895 --> 00:18:15,457 Dude, I'm telling you, 410 00:18:15,481 --> 00:18:16,961 everyone at the Center loves him. 411 00:18:16,985 --> 00:18:18,421 Seriously, like, all he needed 412 00:18:18,445 --> 00:18:19,841 was for someone to give him a shot. 413 00:18:19,865 --> 00:18:21,177 You don't even know who the fuck the Center is. 414 00:18:21,201 --> 00:18:22,514 You don't know who Sheikh Ali is. 415 00:18:22,538 --> 00:18:23,808 You don't know whose sheikh he is. 416 00:18:23,832 --> 00:18:24,935 You're just committing to anything, man? 417 00:18:24,959 --> 00:18:25,979 You gotta be careful where you get 418 00:18:26,003 --> 00:18:27,380 your din from, man. 419 00:18:30,804 --> 00:18:33,410 This, uh, burger, Mo, this is the best 420 00:18:33,434 --> 00:18:35,122 best burger I ever had in my life. 421 00:18:35,146 --> 00:18:37,836 Yeah, it's because it's halal, you know. 422 00:18:37,860 --> 00:18:39,798 Really? Man, that's why it's so good. 423 00:18:39,822 --> 00:18:41,301 Everything that's good is "Muz‐lim." 424 00:18:41,325 --> 00:18:43,430 It's, uh, it's "Muss‐lim." 425 00:18:43,454 --> 00:18:44,850 What'd I say? I said "Muz‐lim." 426 00:18:44,874 --> 00:18:46,478 I don't know where the Z came from. 427 00:18:46,502 --> 00:18:48,189 It's, like, very irritating. It's not projected at you. 428 00:18:48,213 --> 00:18:50,193 But they've added Zs on it. 429 00:18:50,217 --> 00:18:54,285 You know, it's a soft S, like, uh, pussy. 430 00:18:54,309 --> 00:18:55,604 "Muss‐lim." 431 00:18:57,023 --> 00:18:59,253 Pussy, Muslim. Pussy, Muslim. 432 00:18:59,277 --> 00:19:01,215 Pussy, Muslim. Muslim. 433 00:19:01,239 --> 00:19:02,636 Pussy, Muslim. Yeah... 434 00:19:02,660 --> 00:19:04,305 Pussy Muslim? I think there's other ways 435 00:19:04,329 --> 00:19:05,850 to learn this, though. 436 00:19:05,874 --> 00:19:07,353 This is where we are now, isn't it? 437 00:19:07,377 --> 00:19:08,856 Okay, what I'm trying to say is that, 438 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:10,526 you know, since I've been back, 439 00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:11,904 Muslims have been so good to me. 440 00:19:11,928 --> 00:19:13,866 You know, you bring me to the mosque. 441 00:19:13,890 --> 00:19:15,118 You introduce me to all these people. 442 00:19:15,142 --> 00:19:16,872 You know, I'm making all these new friends, 443 00:19:16,896 --> 00:19:18,208 and I'm just starting to think that, 444 00:19:18,232 --> 00:19:20,295 I don't know, maybe I want to become Muslim too. 445 00:19:20,319 --> 00:19:22,323 Like, I want to be halal. 446 00:19:23,232 --> 00:19:25,389 Ah... 447 00:19:25,413 --> 00:19:27,602 Dude, yeah. I mean, really? 448 00:19:27,626 --> 00:19:29,982 Yeah. And I'm just 449 00:19:30,006 --> 00:19:30,984 like, can I? 450 00:19:31,008 --> 00:19:32,654 Am I allowed? Am I allowed? 451 00:19:32,678 --> 00:19:34,491 Yeah, of course, man. 452 00:19:34,515 --> 00:19:37,539 I mean, if you want, you can come to Friday prayers 453 00:19:37,563 --> 00:19:40,002 and you can take the Shahada right before. 454 00:19:40,026 --> 00:19:42,507 I mean, it's super quick, like, anyone can do it. 455 00:19:42,531 --> 00:19:44,051 Maybe too quick, you know? 456 00:19:44,075 --> 00:19:46,222 Maybe you should read a few books. 457 00:19:46,246 --> 00:19:47,235 No, no, no. I'm ready. 458 00:19:47,259 --> 00:19:49,186 Make sure you're okay. I‐I‐I know I'm ready. 459 00:19:49,210 --> 00:19:51,984 After‐‐after all this, I know. I'm ready. 460 00:19:52,008 --> 00:19:53,946 Mo, if I go, will you come too? 461 00:19:53,970 --> 00:19:55,616 Me? DENNIS: You. 462 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,996 Okay, yeah. 463 00:19:58,020 --> 00:19:59,165 He'll come, yeah. He'll come. 464 00:19:59,189 --> 00:20:00,942 Of course. Yeah. 465 00:20:03,155 --> 00:20:05,595 No Sharia in New Jersey! 466 00:20:05,619 --> 00:20:09,978 No Sharia in New Jersey. No Sharia in New Jersey. 467 00:20:10,002 --> 00:20:12,066 These guys were here last week. 468 00:20:12,090 --> 00:20:13,694 This would never happen in my masjid, bro. 469 00:20:13,718 --> 00:20:15,656 I mean, taking over a church is just such a rookie move. 470 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,994 Ah, this shit really pisses me off. 471 00:20:18,018 --> 00:20:20,123 I'm sorry, I don't mean to cuss, but it sounds ridiculous. 472 00:20:20,147 --> 00:20:21,417 It's okay, man. 473 00:20:21,441 --> 00:20:23,129 We're just going to go in and pray. 474 00:20:23,153 --> 00:20:25,008 I got this CD on how to be a Muslim. 475 00:20:25,032 --> 00:20:26,678 It said that Islam is a religion of peace. 476 00:20:26,702 --> 00:20:27,931 They don't fucking understand. 477 00:20:27,955 --> 00:20:29,392 Exactly, dude. 478 00:20:29,416 --> 00:20:32,524 That's why we just gotta be really nice to them, yeah? 479 00:20:32,548 --> 00:20:33,901 Hey, guys. How's it going? 480 00:20:33,925 --> 00:20:36,698 Fuck off, Osama. Osama? 481 00:20:36,722 --> 00:20:39,663 Come on, that's so wack, dude. There's this other dude. 482 00:20:39,687 --> 00:20:42,292 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. That guy's crazy, dude. 483 00:20:42,316 --> 00:20:44,004 That guy, he wrote a letter in prison‐‐it was wild. 484 00:20:44,028 --> 00:20:45,340 It had some good points, though... 485 00:20:45,364 --> 00:20:47,564 - All right, let's just go inside. - The defiance! 486 00:20:50,332 --> 00:20:51,979 Praying side to side like this? 487 00:20:52,003 --> 00:20:53,566 Some new‐age shit. 488 00:20:53,590 --> 00:20:55,360 Yeah, dude, there's no weird women's section 489 00:20:55,384 --> 00:20:56,989 thrown in the back or downstairs. 490 00:20:57,013 --> 00:20:59,243 Everyone's together. It's just like Mecca. 491 00:20:59,267 --> 00:21:00,997 You never been to Mecca. Yeah, but I 492 00:21:01,021 --> 00:21:02,332 I've seen it online. 493 00:21:02,356 --> 00:21:04,295 Ramy, this is a nice place, man. 494 00:21:04,319 --> 00:21:05,757 It's actually a great space. 495 00:21:05,781 --> 00:21:07,217 Yazmina might want to come here. 496 00:21:07,241 --> 00:21:09,890 She hates the other mosque. But she'll dig this. 497 00:21:09,914 --> 00:21:12,436 - Yeah. - I don't like your face. 498 00:21:12,460 --> 00:21:13,981 I'm humbled because today we are so fortunate 499 00:21:14,005 --> 00:21:17,279 and blessed to have two amongst our congregation 500 00:21:17,303 --> 00:21:18,991 who will take the Shahada today. 501 00:21:19,015 --> 00:21:20,495 Takbir. 502 00:21:20,519 --> 00:21:22,791 Allahu akbar. 503 00:21:22,815 --> 00:21:24,586 Brother Dennis, Brother Jerome, please. 504 00:21:27,406 --> 00:21:29,470 Repeat after me. 505 00:21:45,317 --> 00:21:47,628 There is no God but God. 506 00:21:47,652 --> 00:21:49,553 Inshallah, let us welcome our two new brothers 507 00:21:49,577 --> 00:21:52,057 to this community with the most open of arms. 508 00:21:52,081 --> 00:21:53,091 Takbir. 509 00:21:53,115 --> 00:21:55,021 Allahu akbar. 510 00:21:55,045 --> 00:21:57,442 Congratulations, Brother. 511 00:21:57,466 --> 00:22:00,240 I'm so happy for you, brother. 512 00:22:00,264 --> 00:22:01,869 Everyone up for prayer, please. 513 00:22:01,893 --> 00:22:03,353 Straight lines. Thank you. 514 00:22:08,405 --> 00:22:10,636 Congrats, man. You okay? 515 00:22:10,660 --> 00:22:12,389 Yeah. RAMY: Yeah? Okay. 516 00:22:40,804 --> 00:22:42,189 No Sharia in New Jersey! 517 00:22:43,942 --> 00:22:45,018 No sharia in New Jersey! 518 00:23:05,227 --> 00:23:07,792 No Sharia in New Jersey! 519 00:23:07,816 --> 00:23:10,088 No Sharia in New Jersey. 520 00:23:20,508 --> 00:23:22,780 No Sharia in New Jersey! 521 00:23:22,804 --> 00:23:27,456 No Sharia in New Jersey! No Sharia in New Jersey! 522 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:29,460 No Sharia in New Jersey! 523 00:23:32,114 --> 00:23:34,839 Allahu akbar! 524 00:23:34,863 --> 00:23:37,167 Allahu akbar! 525 00:23:37,191 --> 00:23:39,271 Allahu akbar! 526 00:23:39,295 --> 00:23:40,858 - Islam is peace! - Hey, fuck you! 527 00:23:40,882 --> 00:23:42,319 Islam is peace! 528 00:23:42,343 --> 00:23:43,321 You got a fucking problem? 529 00:23:43,345 --> 00:23:44,574 Fuck you, man! Huh? 530 00:23:44,598 --> 00:23:45,993 Islam is peace! 531 00:23:46,017 --> 00:23:47,287 Fuck you, motherfucker! 532 00:23:48,648 --> 00:23:50,293 Islam is peace! 533 00:23:50,317 --> 00:23:52,089 Aaah! 534 00:23:52,113 --> 00:23:54,385 Easy, bro. Stop! 535 00:23:57,248 --> 00:23:58,894 Dennis, Dennis! 536 00:23:58,918 --> 00:24:02,652 Dennis! Dennis, stop! Dennis, stop! 537 00:24:02,676 --> 00:24:04,446 Stop, stop, stop! It's me, it's me! 538 00:24:04,470 --> 00:24:08,497 It's me! It's me! It's okay! It's me! It's me! 539 00:24:08,521 --> 00:24:10,960 It's me! DENNIS: Aah! 540 00:24:10,984 --> 00:24:14,801 Aah! Fuck! Aah! 541 00:24:14,825 --> 00:24:17,431 No, no! Sir, sir! 542 00:24:17,455 --> 00:24:18,474 Sir! 543 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:21,898 I'm sorry! 544 00:24:23,216 --> 00:24:24,988 We need an ambulance. 545 00:24:25,012 --> 00:24:28,579 5214812th St. 546 00:24:28,603 --> 00:24:30,457 Yes, Newark. 547 00:24:32,068 --> 00:24:33,087 Gosh, please hurry.