Islam in Colonial Mexico

​Join us for an exclusive screening of Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew) followed by a discussion and Q&A with the film’s director and producer, Dr. Mariam Saada!

​Ojalá Supieras is an immersive documentary that recovers the marginalized history of Islam in colonial Mexico. Using unpublished manuscripts, inquisitorial trials, and carefully reconstructed visual representations, the film reveals the silenced voices of people accused of crypto-Islam and persecuted for their faith. This work challenges the traditional historical narrative and shows how diverse communities—Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Indigenous—formed part of the cultural foundation of Viceregal Mexico. Ojalá Supieras invites the public to rethink historical memory and to recognize the traces that still remain in our contemporary identity.

​Dinner will be served!