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Muslim Heroes On Screen, Ahmad Nuril Huda
Muslim Heroes On Screen, Ahmad Nuril Huda
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Daniel O'Brien, Muslim Heroes on Screen (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
From Patriarchal Stereotypes To Matriarchal Pleasures Of Hybridity: Representation Of A Muslim Family In Berlin, Rahime Özgün Kehya Dr
From Patriarchal Stereotypes To Matriarchal Pleasures Of Hybridity: Representation Of A Muslim Family In Berlin, Rahime Özgün Kehya Dr
Journal of Religion & Film
Sinan Çetin’s blockbuster Berlin in Berlin (1993) is a Turkish-German co-production. In contrast to certain representational tendencies with German orientalism or Turkish occidentalism, it deconstructs the intersectional structures of migration, religion, and gender. The portrayal of religion in films about Turkish-German labour migration is a kind of cultural narcissism often projected into national cinema by denigrating the faith of the other and glorifying one’s own religion. However, perspectives at such intersections are critical and require sensitivity in filmmaking, as films can create prejudice or help build peaceful relationships around these sensitive issues. The paper employs discourse analysis in linking Derrida’s …
To Live And Die And Live, Christopher R. Deacy
To Live And Die And Live, Christopher R. Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of To Live and Die and Live (2023), directed by Qasim Basir.
Animalia, John C. Lyden
Animalia, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Animalia (2023), directed by Sofia Alaoui.