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Friday, May 16, 2008
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The Nakbah - 60 Years of Loss and Mourning
Nakbah - Mourning the Loss of the Palestinian People
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A Jihad for Love - Directed by Parvez Sharma
A Jihad for Love Premiers in Toronto
(Formerly titled "In the Name of Allah")
After nearly six years, Parvez Sharma will finally show his documentary A Jihad for Love at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. But the work is far from over for the filmmaker, whose feature film about the lives of gay Muslims who continue to live strongly by their faith is sure to be provocative.
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Letter from Parvez and Sandi
Toronto Film Festival Website
A Jihad for Love Website
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NPR Story: Homosexuality in Muslim World Shrouded in Secrecy
Talk about homosexuality and Islam on "Blog of the Nation." Talk of the Nation, October 2, 2007 · In an address to an audience at Columbia University last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated that homosexuality does not exist in Iran. The comment prompted derisive laughter from his audience and put a spotlight on the hostile treatment of gays and lesbians in the Muslim world. Parvez Sharma, the filmmaker behind the documentary A Jihad for Love, discusses the underground world of homosexuality in Muslim countries. Filmed in 12 countries and nine languages, the documentary profiles men and women who struggle daily against persecution, danger and social isolation.
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