Watch Hacking for Peace
The First Short Film from Ummah Wide Productions
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1 min readOct 2, 2015
Chris Blauvelt is a young American Muslim tech entrepreneur, struggling to take his startup — and his community — to the next level. Chris gets his big break when he’s invited to the Muslim Peace Forum’s Hackathon in Abu Dhabi, where he’ll compete in creating tech solutions to the influence of extremism online. With only 48 hours to develop a prototype and pitch in front of top Muslim scholars, Chris’s dream is on the line.
“The world around us is moving so fast, but the reality is, technology is the only way to communicate with the masses today. If the scholars don’t figure out how to incorporate technology into the messages they are trying to disseminate, it’ll be a lost cause.” — Chris Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt
