Drama från 1992 av Spike Lee med Denzel Washington och Angela Bassett. Spike Lees epos om den framträdande motståndsmannen Malcolm X. Från hans barndom när hans pastorfar dödas av Ku Klux Klan, via hans ungdomsår när han blir en smågangster, till när han kommer i kontakt med Nation of Islam och deras ledare Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm finner snart att hans avståndstagande från rasism och hans roll inom Nation of Islam har gett honom många fiender.
Den medelålders Badii åker omkring i sin bil i Teherans utkanter. Han letar efter någon som kan hjälpa honom med en mycket speciell uppgift - Badii tänker ta sitt liv och behöver någon som kan täcka över graven som han skall lägga sig i.
Ett kloster högt uppe i bergen i Maghreb, Algeriet, någon gång i mitten av 1990-talet. Åtta franska kristna munkar lever i harmoni med sina muslimska bröder, men våld och terror tar långsamt över regionen. Trots den växande faran som omger dem blir de allt mer övertygade om att stanna, vad det än må kosta...
I ett arbetarkvarter i Paris på 60-talet inleds den osannolika vänskapen mellan Ibrahim, en äldre muslimsk herre och Momo, en liten judisk pojke. Från sin butik ser och hör Ibrahim allt som händer invånarna i kvarteret och när Momo blir övergiven av sin pappa tar han sig an pojken. De två köper en bil och ger sig ut på en resa för att besöka Ibrahims hemby i Turkiet.
After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks
Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful Istanbul religious group and he offers him an administrative post as a rent collector for their numerous properties. Muharrem's new job throws him into the modern outside world he has successfully avoided for so long. He soon witnesses conflict attitude toward alcohol consumption and goodwill.He notices that he himself has become proud, domineering and even dishonest.To make matters worse, Muharrem's inner peace is unnerved by the tormenting image of seductive woman who tempts him in his dreams,both night and day.With the balance of his devotion now upset,his fear of God begins to eat away at his senses.
Challenging the Western view that Islam inherently represses women’s rights, journalist Samira Ahmed travels across the world examining Islamic customs as they relate to women. In this two-part series, Ahmed explores whether current Islamic customs such as polygamy, honor killings, and requiring women to wear the hijāb (veil) are actually rooted in the Quran.
In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year-old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. Up against much older students, these youngsters have committed the 600 pages of the Koran to memory, and will put their skills to the test before the elite of the world’s Muslim community in Cairo, Egypt. In the midst of this intense international competition, the three young competitors –two boys from Senegal and Tajikistan, and one girl from the Maldives – face uncertain futures at home, as they are caught between fundamentalist and moderate visions of Islam. The children discuss their recitation techniques – with accompanying, completely improvised melodies – and talk about their nerves and excitement as they finally compete before a panel of judges.
The Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For almost one billion people worldwide, it is the Holy Scripture, the word of God and his prophet. For others, it is a historical artifact that has left an indelible imprint on the world. DECODING THE PAST: SECRETS OF THE KORAN probes the heart of the work that many outside Islam find mysterious. This feature-length program examines the history of the verses and their implications for modern times, as well as the striking similarities and differences between the Koran and the Bible. Trace the influence of the Koran from the Golden Age of Islam to the modern rise of jihadism, and hear from top Islamic scholars and holy men as they share their insights into the work that lies at the foundation of one of the world's great religions. THE HISTORY CHANNEL provides the perfect guide to understanding the fundamental work that has shaped the Muslim faith for over 1,400 years, and will long continue to influence modern history.
The Korean legend of Ungnyeo, a bear reborn as a woman, becomes a percussive and mesmerizing riff on the themes of transformation and quarantine. Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
This film presents a harsh critique of the Koranic teaching through the tragic story of a small talibé, student of a beggar.