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1) Halfaouine
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Arabic
Description
A charming tale of a young boy's sexual awakening in Muslim Tunisia. Boughedir's style is sensual and full of joy, celebrating the pleasures of everyday life.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Ameer Abu Ria is about to enlist in the army. As opposed to the majority of eighteen-year-old boys in Israel, for whom army service is mandatory, Ameer is exempt from military service under the assumption that his enlistment may endanger Israel's security. That is because Ameer, an Israeli citizen, is a Muslim Arab. And yet, Ameer has decided to volunteer. He believes that his induction is the way to equality, he believes this is the way to belong...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As a devout Muslim in post-9/11 Australia, detective Zane Malik feels constant pressure to prove himself but frequently clashes with his old-school superior. This critically acclaimed, award-winning crime series tackles thorny themes in today's complex world.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Koran is one of the most ideologically influential texts in the world, with over a billion Muslims following its precepts. Yet within this singular religious community there are profound differences in attitudes about peace, violence, punishment, forgiveness, and the status of women. This eye-opening film goes deep into the heart of the Muslim world to explore the history and current state of Islam. It also delves into the personal lives of its...
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Mo is a practicing Muslim still reeling from heartbreak. When an All-American guy named Kal offers to join him in his nightly Iftars, the traditional meal eaten my Muslims during Ramadan, meal after meal, the two start to discover they have more in common than meets the eye.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Muslim writer and activisit Asra Nomani returns to her hometown mosque in West Virginia, she believes she sees signs of trouble: exclusion of women, intolerance toward nonbelievers, suspicion of the West. Her resulting campaign for change alienates would-be allies in the mosque, leading many to wonder who most deserves the label of "extremist." It isn't long before members put forward a petition to expel her from the Islamic Center of Morgantown....
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Television's most riveting mystery unfurls against a backdrop of steamy seduction, maddening conspiracies and nerve-shattering suspense. Alex Parrish is one of a diverse group of young recruits at the FBI Quantico Base. Despite intriguing personal secrets and complicated pasts, Alex and her fellow "NATs" (New Agents In Training) are the best, brightest, most thoroughly vetted candidates in the U.S., so it seems impossible that one of them could be...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Zane Malik is a young detective at the Major Crime Squad in Sydney, Australia. He's also a Muslim, in a post - 9/11 world where such an identity automatically arouses suspicion and fear. He's a good husband and father and a dedicated cop with one main problem on the job: Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley. Crowley's an old school policeman for whom rules and regulations play a poor second to getting results.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Tibetan
Description
In many Tibetan communities, the loss of Tibetan language has reached a crisis level. An elder generation is passing away, leaving behind fewer young Tibetans who can understand their own native language. The trend is most accelerated in villages at the outer edges of the Tibetan cultural sphere, where Chinese has become the dominant language of business and education. Hualong County, whose name translates to "Valley of the Heroes", is one such community....
11) Othello
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Jealousy in love is one of the most common of human emotions. In OTHELLO, Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This program looks at communities in Sydney with different Socio economic status and ethnic backgrounds. These are Cabramatta with a predominantly Vietnamese and other Asian background, Baulkham Hills, a high SES LGA of 180000 people ; and Lakemba which has over 40% of the population following the Muslim faith and many with Lebanese backgrounds and culture. --Kanopy.
13) Othello
Series
Criterion collection volume 870
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's Iago tells the jealous Moor of Venice that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The courage and charisma of boxing legend Muhammad Ali are witnessed through the unlikely bond he formed with TV host Dick Cavett. Interweaving archival footage of Ali's many appearances with insights from authors, sports commentators and others, the film paints an illuminating portrait of a man whose impact on the civil rights movement rivals his feats in the boxing ring.
15) Malcolm X
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Born Malcolm Little, his minister father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. After getting out of jail, he preaches the teachings, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. There he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim. He changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz and stops his anti-white teachings, having...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.
17) The venerable W
Series
Publisher
Distrib Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evil comes in many forms. In Myanmar, it manifests in the casual racism and Islamophobia of influential, charismatic Burmese Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu. Through interviews with journalists and community leaders who protest against Wirathu's views, activist footage of Rohingya persecutions, and through powerful storytelling, director Barbet Schroeder slowly builds his case. Perhaps most damning of all are the interviews with the man himself; couching...
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