Malcolm X: Controversy & TransformationVoiceover: Movies that Move Us • Season 2025, Episode 21
Sep 22, 2025 • 45m
Haroon Moghul shares why Malcolm X is the film he recommends for every American Muslim.
Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992) avoids hagiography and instead looks at the complex, controversial American civil rights leader who transforms as he embraces Islam.
Haroon Moghul is the Founder and President of Queen City Diwan, a company that leads immersive travel experiences and hosts global leadership programs. An award-winning journalist and author, Haroon is the co-host of Avenue M, a podcast that explores faith, manhood and meaning with guests from across America and the world. He's written for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and NPR's Fresh Air. In 2023 and 2024, EqualityX named Haroon one of the fifty most influential Muslims in the Americas.