The three-part series “The Great Muslim American Road Trip,” which shows a couple exploring their America’s Muslim roots during a road trip on Route 66, begins today on PBS-TV.
A previously reported description of the series:
The series follows rapper Mona Haydar and her husband Sebastian Robins as they explore the U.S. “Mother Road” and its surrounding Muslim communities on a 2,500-mile drive from Chicago to Los Angeles. The series will see the two learning more about the history of their faith, what it means to be Muslim in the U.S., and about iconic roadside attractions along Route 66.
Visits on the route will include Muhammad Ali’s daughter Maryam Ali in Chicago, Bosnian immigrants and restaurant owners in St. Louis, jazz musician Leon Rollerson in Tulsa, and actor Amir Abdullah in Pasadena.
Here’s bonus footage from the series, about a Muslim who helped chart the future path of Route 66 across the American Southwest:
The series can be watched online and on the PBS app. One also can check local listings to see the air time in your region.
(Image of Sebastian Robins and Mona Haydar by Adam McCall via Bullseye Communications)