“I think that the crusades are a lesson for us today. The West and the Islamic world have been at odds for centuries. We need to learn to live together.”

About Moustapha Akkad

Filmmaker • Syrian-American

Moustapha Akkad was a Syrian-American film producer and director renowned for bridging cultural divides between the Islamic world and the West. Born in Aleppo, Syria, he moved to the United States to study film at UCLA...