New Muslim Cool” is a film that follows the life of Brooklyn native Hamza Pérez, a hip hop artist and Islamic convert who is setting up a new community in the North End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Pérez, a Puerto Rican-American, was born in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn. Twelve years ago, at age 21, an encounter on the street with an “old sheik” prompted him to give up his life of drug dealing and convert to Islam. Pérez then became active in setting up communities for Latino and African American Muslims.

Along with his brother Suliman, he set up the Arabic hip hop group the Mujahideen Team or M-Team, which uses the familiar musical style to convey religious messages. Eventually he would bring the M-Team to prisons, hoping to inspire prisoners with his faith.

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