AmericanEast 2008 Summer in L A , its hot Homeland Security has set the threat level at red theyre searching for several Arabs alleged to be terrorists Mustafa, an Egyptian immigrant who runs a falafel shop, comes to the FBIs attention they investigate him He has other problems his young teen son no longer wants to be a Muslim his sister, a nurse, objects to Mustafa arranging her marriage to a cousin from Egypt She has a non Arab suitor of her own Omar, an employee of Mustafa, is a struggling actor who doesnt want to play only terrorists Mustafa hopes to open a real restaurant and has a potential partner in Sam, a Jew, whose family objects What price the American dream