1. Islamic Films
Fatma Sadiq

2. THE KITE RUNNER
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The Kite Runner is a 2007 American drama film directed
by Marc Forster based on the novel of the same name
by Khaled Hosseini. It tells the story of Amir, a wellto-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of
Kabul, who is tormented by the guilt of abandoning
his friend Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara
servant. The story is set against a backdrop of
tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in
Afghanistan through the Soviet military intervention,
the mass exodus of Afghan refugees to Pakistan and
the United States, and the Taliban regime.

3. ROAD TO SANGAM
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Road to Sangam is a 2009 Bollywood film written and directed
by Amit Rai.
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A simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic
named Hashmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal) who has been
entrusted the job of repairing an old Ford V8 engine, not
knowing the historic significance – that it once carried the
ashes of Mahatma Gandhi which were immersed in the
holy Triveni Sangam. He is caught in a complex situation
after a powerful bomb explosion rocks his town leading to
the arrest of innocent Muslim youths of his locality. A work
strike is called by the prominent leaders of his
community, played by Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra, to
protest against the unjust treatment meted out to the
youths arrested by the police. Will he support the protest
and abandon the repair of the engine or go against the
wishes of his community? Thus begins his journey. A
journey of Gandhian values, principles and patriotism.

4. EAST IS EAST
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East Is East is a 1999 British comedy-drama film written
by Ayub Khan-Din and directed by Damien O'Donnell.
It is set in Salford, Greater Manchester in 1971, in a
mixed-ethnicity British household headed
by Pakistani father George (Om Puri) and an English
mother, Ella (Linda Bassett). George expects his
family to follow Pakistani ways, but his children, who
were born and grew up in Britain, increasingly see
themselves as British and reject Pakistani customs of
dress, food, religion, and living in general, leading to
a rise in tensions and conflicts in the whole family.

5. WEST IS WEST
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West Is West is a 2010 British comedy-drama film, which is a sequel to the 1999
comedy East Is East.
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The film is set in the year 1976, five years after the original film East is East.
Little is known about most of the Khan children, except that they seldom
communicate with their parents. Tariq is now a hippie (looking like George
Harrison) who runs a new age shop with older brother Nazir and has an
English girlfriend who is unaware of his true ethnicity, and Maneer is living
with his extended family in Pakistan where he is searching for a suitable
wife. Sajid, the youngest who no longer wears a parka, is a truant who is
constantly bullied due to his Pakistani background, although the
headmaster - a former British soldier who had served in the Punjab - is
sympathetic and encourages him to embrace his heritage. After Sajid is
caught shoplifting, his father George, who has somewhat retained his
bullying nature, attacks him at home. When Sajid retaliates by calling him
a "dirty Paki bastard," George decides to take him to Pakistan to meet his
extended family and show him that life there is better, and Ella openly
disapproves.

6. VEILED VOICES
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Director: Brigid Maher
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Women across the Arab world are redefining their role as
leaders in Islam. Veiled Voices investigates the world of
Muslim women religious leaders through the eyes of three
women in Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. Filmed over the
course of two years, Veiled Voices reveals a world rarely
documented, exploring both the public and private worlds
of these women. The stories featured in the film give
insight into how Muslim women are now increasingly
willing to challenge the status quo from within their
religion, promoting Islam as a powerful force for positive
transformation in the world. Each triumphs over difficult
challenges as they carve out a space to lead—both in
Islam and in their communities.
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7. MY BROTHER THE DEVIL
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My Brother the Devil is a 2012 British film written and
directed by Sally El Hosaini.
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It has won multiple awards, including at the 2012
Sundance Film Festival and at the 2012 Berlin
International Film Festival.
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It stars James Floyd, Fady Elsayed and Saïd
Taghmaoui. It tells the story of two sons of
Egyptian immigrants coming of age in East
London. It was released in UK on 9 November
2012 and was in US cinemas from March 22, 2013.
Further releases in Canada, Germany, Australia
and New Zealand.

8. THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING
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The Muslims Are Coming! is a 2013 American comedy
documentary film co-directed and co-starring Negin
Farsad and Dean Obeidallah. It follows a band of
Muslim-American comedians as they visit big cities,
small towns, rural villages, and everything in
between to combat Islamophobia. These comedians
not only performed free standup shows at each
tour stop but set up ways on the streets to interact
with even more people through such activities as
setting up an "Ask a Muslim Booth" and playing
“Name That Religion” where people would try to
guess if a quote read to them came from the Old
Testament, New Testament, or the Koran

9. THE INFIDEL
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The Infidel is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Josh Appignanesi and written
by David Baddiel.
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Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili) is a loving husband, doting father and a "relaxed"
British Muslim who frequently listens to rock music, particularly the long
deceased pop star Gary Page (James Floyd), and occasionally drinks alcohol. His
son, Rashid, wishes to get married to Uzma, but he and Uzma need the blessing
of her devout Muslim cleric stepfather, Arshad Al-Masri (Yigal Naor), whose
actions and beliefs have earned him the contempt of many British Muslims.
Mahmud reluctantly agrees to put on the act of devout Muslim for the occasion.
Things change when Mahmud, while clearing out his recently deceased mother's
house, stumbles across an adoption certificate. Mahmud learns he was actually
adopted by his Muslim parents when he was two weeks old, his birth parents
are Jewish, and his real name is Solomon "Solly" Shimshillewitz. This comes as a
shock to Mahmud, who is somewhat anti-Semitic, exemplified by his
relationship with his American Jewish neighbour, Leonard "Lenny" Goldberg
(Richard Schiff). His wife suspects his strange behaviour may be due to Mahmud
being gay and speaks to the imam of their local mosque. The imam tells
Mahmud that the Koran permits a man to sleep with another man.

10. THE INFIDEL

The Infidel is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Josh Appignanesi and written
by David Baddiel.

Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili) is a loving husband, doting father and a "relaxed"
British Muslim who frequently listens to rock music, particularly the long
deceased pop star Gary Page (James Floyd), and occasionally drinks alcohol. His
son, Rashid, wishes to get married to Uzma, but he and Uzma need the blessing
of her devout Muslim cleric stepfather, Arshad Al-Masri (Yigal Naor), whose
actions and beliefs have earned him the contempt of many British Muslims.
Mahmud reluctantly agrees to put on the act of devout Muslim for the occasion.
Things change when Mahmud, while clearing out his recently deceased mother's
house, stumbles across an adoption certificate. Mahmud learns he was actually
adopted by his Muslim parents when he was two weeks old, his birth parents
are Jewish, and his real name is Solomon "Solly" Shimshillewitz. This comes as a
shock to Mahmud, who is somewhat anti-Semitic, exemplified by his
relationship with his American Jewish neighbour, Leonard "Lenny" Goldberg
(Richard Schiff). His wife suspects his strange behaviour may be due to Mahmud
being gay and speaks to the imam of their local mosque. The imam tells
Mahmud that the Koran permits a man to sleep with another man.