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Rights & wrongs : the story of women in Islam / Women Make Movies ; from Papillon Productions ; a film by Corine Huq ; produced by Mohammad Dasthi ; written and directed by Corine Huq.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 022 416
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.
- Qurʼan.
- History.
- Muslim women.
- Muslim women--Conduct of life.
- Muslim women--Clothing.
- Islam--21st century.
- Islam.
- Women's rights.
- Genre:
- Religious films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Story of women in Islam
- Rights and wrongs
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Women Make Movies, 2011.
- System Details:
- DVD-R; Dolby digital 2.0.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby digital 2.0
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- For centuries the Qu'ran has been interpreted by men to suppress women, but in fact when it was written it represented an enlightened approach to women. Renowned Muslim feminist scholars and journalists, including Asra Q. Nomani, Mona Eltahawy, Azadeh Moaveni, Dr. Amina Wadud, Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl and Asma Gull Hasan, detail how from early on very different understandings of the Qu'ran lead to vastly different translations, with enormous repercussions for women living in different Islamic societies around the world. The film alternates between the history of Mohammad and his women, and issues facing women in Islam today--from wearing of the veil, to praying in the mosque, and attitudes towards domestic violence and honor killings.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Natasha Marco.
- Credits:
- Edited by Corine Huq.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 2011.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.
- OCLC:
- 798211359
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