Jehan Harney Draws Praise for Short Film

More than a decade ago Jehan Harney made the trip from Egypt to study international journalism at American University. Today, she is profiled by the Washington Post as her film-making talents draw attention:

Harney, a TV journalist, filmmaker and Muslim, set out to capture a different story. Her short film, "Soul Mechanic," about a Muslim car mechanic and artist in Cambridge, Mass., was selected as a finalist in the "One Nation, Many Voices" online film festival last week. The documentary tells the story of a Muslim mechanic who uses his garage to display sculptures that fuse Islamic, Christian and Jewish symbols.