Angry and filled with hate for Muslims, Richard McKinney once wanted to plant an explosive device outside the Islamic Center of Muncie in Indiana
Bibi Bahrami prays at the Islamic Center of Muncie, Ind., on Friday, March 3, 2023, where she is one of the mosque's leaders. Bahrami is a subject of the documentary"Stranger at the Gate" that tells the story of the relationship she and others in their small Islamic community fostered with Richard McKinney, a former U.S. Marine who at one point had planned to bomb their community center. When Richard McKinney was getting married last year, friends stepped in to help.
McKinney acknowledged that their unlikely bond is probably “mind-boggling” to many. “This whole journey has been very surreal,” he said. Seftel came across McKinney’s story when he was working on a documentary series titled the “Secret Life of Muslims,” featuring American Muslims of diverse backgrounds and seeking to shatter negative stereotypes.
He focused his hate on Muslims, some of whom, he said, had been his battlefield enemies when he was serving overseas. “I didn’t trust them. ... I figured they would have me in the basement with a sword to my throat,” he recalled in the film.Bahrami, who viewers learn is a fan of country music and whose husband dubbed her “the Mother Teresa of the Muslim community,” recounted comforting McKinney and giving him attention. Eventually, he found the sense of belonging he so craved.“Stranger at the Gate” is not the only nominee with a religious theme this year.
“One of the best compliments I’ve ever received was when somebody told me after seeing the film that ‘You have given me a lot to think about,’” McKinney said. “I want people to think because we live in a society where, unfortunately, there’s a lot of followers.”
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