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Articles 1 - 11 of 11
Full-Text Articles in Islamic Studies
Layla, Christopher R. Deacy
Layla, Christopher R. Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Layla (2024), directed by Amrou Al-Kadhi.
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 …
New Approaches To Islam In Film, Sophia Rose Arjana
New Approaches To Islam In Film, Sophia Rose Arjana
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Kristian Petersen, ed., New Approaches to Islam in Film (New York: Routledge, 2021).
Arab Americans In Film: From Hollywood And Egyptian Stereotypes To Self-Representation, Danielle Haque
Arab Americans In Film: From Hollywood And Egyptian Stereotypes To Self-Representation, Danielle Haque
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Waleed Mahdi, Arab Americans in Film: From Hollywood and Egyptian Stereotypes to Self-Representation (Syracuse University Press, 2020).
Temporary Marriage In Iran: Gender And Body Politics In Modern Iranian Film And Literature, Alicia Izharuddin
Temporary Marriage In Iran: Gender And Body Politics In Modern Iranian Film And Literature, Alicia Izharuddin
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Claudia Yaghoobi, Temporary Marriage in Iran: Gender and Body Politics in Modern Iranian Film and Literature (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020).
Queer Muslim Diasporas In Contemporary Literature And Film, Hina Muneeruddin
Queer Muslim Diasporas In Contemporary Literature And Film, Hina Muneeruddin
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Alberto Fernández Carbajal's Queer Muslim Diasporas in Contemporary Literature and Film.
Saudi Runaway, John C. Lyden
Saudi Runaway, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Saudi Runaway (2020) directed by Susanne Regina Meures.
Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness, John C. Lyden
Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness (2019) directed by Massoud Bakhshi.
Muslim Women In French Cinema: Voices Of Maghrebi Migrants In France, Shreya Parikh
Muslim Women In French Cinema: Voices Of Maghrebi Migrants In France, Shreya Parikh
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Leslie Kealhofer-Kemp's Muslim Women in French Cinema: Voices of Maghrebi Migrants in France (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2015).
Hala, John C. Lyden
Hala, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Hala (2019), directed by Minhal Baig.
‘Love-Jihad’ And Bollywood: Constructing Muslims As ‘Other’, Nadira Khatun
‘Love-Jihad’ And Bollywood: Constructing Muslims As ‘Other’, Nadira Khatun
Journal of Religion & Film
In the postcolonial nation state that is India, cinema has become an important tool for propagating the idea of nationalism. In recent times, one of the most controversial components of Hindu nationalism has been the hate campaign against what is termed as ‘love-jihad’, which is deployed as a weapon to mobilize, polarize, and communalize citizens. The Indian Hindi-language film industry, popularly known as Bollywood, has also become a controversial site. In this paper, I argue that if ‘Indian nationalism’ is to be represented as ‘Hindu nationalism’ and ‘Indian culture’ as ‘Hindu culture,’ it logically follows that this majoritarian construction needs …