The documentary details the lives of six Montreal Arab men, all with the first name "Osama":
Osama (Sam) Shalabi, of Egyptian origin, a music composer who grew up in Atlantic Canada. He is a leading member of the Montreal-based instrumental band, Shalabi Effect. He composed the soundtrack for Being Osama.[4]
Ossama el-Naggar, an Egyptian Canadian musical expert and importer of opera and classical music CDs living in Canada for over twenty years
Osama el-Demerdash, an Egyptian, who is very politically active regarding issues surrounding immigrant rights and deportation of refugees
Oussama al-Jundi, a Lebanese Canadian who runs a Muslim school in Montreal
Osama Dorias, an Iraqi Canadian and devout Muslim whose family fled Saddam Hussein's regime while he will still a young child. His father has recently returned to Iraq, and portrayed as a university graduate and a basketball player, involved in organising a Muslim basketball league in a Montreal suburb.
^Doyle, John (28 February 2005). "Documentary examines the perils of being Osama". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^The Personal is Geopolitical: Horror and grace at the Third Annual Arab Film Festival 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine at CityPages.com; by Caroline Palmer; published November 9, 2005; retrieved September 1, 2013
^. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2009-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) " 'Being Osama', directed by Dubai-based filmmaker Mahmoud Kaabour" (2007) The Dubai Journal.
being, osama, 2004, documentary, about, lives, named, osama, changed, aftermath, september, attacks, five, montreal, happened, have, name, osama, directed, bymahmoud, kaabour, schwabwritten, bymahmoud, kaabourproduced, bydiversus, starringosama, shalabiossama,. Being Osama is a 2004 documentary about how the lives of men named Osama changed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks Being OsamaFive Montreal men who happened to have the name Osama Directed byMahmoud Kaabour Tim SchwabWritten byMahmoud KaabourProduced byDiversus ca StarringOsama Sam ShalabiOssama al SarrafOssama el NaggarOsama el DemerdashOussama al JundiOsama DoriasMusic byOsama Sam ShalabiRelease dateNovember 2004CountryCanadaLanguageEnglishIt was produced by Tim Schwab and Mahmoud Kaabour Director Kaabour is the founder and managing director of Veritas Films now based in the United Arab Emirates 1 2 Co director Schwab is an associate professor of film at Montreal s Concordia University 3 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Reception and distribution 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditThe documentary details the lives of six Montreal Arab men all with the first name Osama Osama Sam Shalabi of Egyptian origin a music composer who grew up in Atlantic Canada He is a leading member of the Montreal based instrumental band Shalabi Effect He composed the soundtrack for Being Osama 4 Ossama al Sarraf better known as Sultan a Christian Palestinian Canadian DJ who wears dreadlocks He is one half of the DJ duo Sultan Ned Shepard Ossama el Naggar an Egyptian Canadian musical expert and importer of opera and classical music CDs living in Canada for over twenty years Osama el Demerdash an Egyptian who is very politically active regarding issues surrounding immigrant rights and deportation of refugees Oussama al Jundi a Lebanese Canadian who runs a Muslim school in Montreal Osama Dorias an Iraqi Canadian and devout Muslim whose family fled Saddam Hussein s regime while he will still a young child His father has recently returned to Iraq and portrayed as a university graduate and a basketball player involved in organising a Muslim basketball league in a Montreal suburb They all recount their experiences in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 5 Reception and distribution EditThe film has been recognised as a contribution to the intellectual and artistic debate about the Arab diaspora 6 Kaabour presented it in a two hour special on the Zaven Kouyoumdjian pan Arab talk show Seereh w Enfatahit Arabic سيرة وانفتحت on the Lebanese Future Television channel 7 8 Awards EditBeing Osama has won international awards including Best Documentary at the University Film and Video Conference Best Documentary award at the Big Muddy Film Festival at Southern Illinois University An Aurora Award for Best Documentary at the Canadian National Youth Film Festival Certificate of Merit for fighting racism from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation 9 See also EditList of cultural references to the September 11 attacks Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden References Edit Mahmoud Kaabour at IMDb Veritas Films Tim Schwab Archived from the original on 2010 07 28 Retrieved 2016 09 29 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Sam Shalabi at IMDb Doyle John 28 February 2005 Documentary examines the perils of being Osama Globe and Mail Retrieved 8 November 2018 The Personal is Geopolitical Horror and grace at the Third Annual Arab Film Festival Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine at CityPages com by Caroline Palmer published November 9 2005 retrieved September 1 2013 Being Osama at IMDb Being Osama Archived from the original on 2007 11 02 Retrieved 2009 09 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Being Osama directed by Dubai based filmmaker Mahmoud Kaabour 2007 The Dubai Journal Review At a Glance April 21 2005 Concordia s Thursday Report Vol 29 No 14External links EditBeing Osama at IMDb Veritas Films Review on Qantara Interview in The Montreal Mirror Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Being Osama amp oldid 1115393626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
