By The Train
By the train explores the effects that islamophobia has on daily life for visibly Muslim women that live in the western world. A poetry piece that shares a Hijabi’s deepest and inner thoughts while she waits by the train. It’s meant to explore train track anxiety, the feeling of worry, nervousness, or uneasiness that many visibly Muslim appearing women and men experience while waiting for the train or subway. This feeling comes as a result of feeling afraid that someone may push them onto the tracks in an act of Islamophobia.
UNSCRIPTED Category
Directed by
Niya Abdullahi
Niya Abdullahi is a Black-Muslim-Ethiopian student, film maker, tech-enthusiast and online activist. She is the founder of Habasooda, a platform dedicated to sharing the richness of the Muslim experience through a variety of storytelling avenues including short films. The objective of the platform is to make the public aware that Islam and Muslims are not monolithic, each person has their own unique experiences.