Review: A Jihad for Love
Queeristan Aug 02 08Parvez Sharma's important documentary A Jihad for Love is receiving some well-deserved acclaim. After hearing buzz about this film for months, I was lucky enough to attend a screening, here in Chicago, at which Sharma fielded questions from a small but inquisitive audience.A Jihad for Love follows a series of queerly-inclined folks of various nationalities (South Africa, India, Turkey, India, France...) as they attempt to confront the seemingly irreconcilable conflict between their Islamic faith and their same-sex desires. Some offer revised interpretations of the Qur'an, some hope to emigrate to escape social (and sometimes political/legal) dangers, and still others are wracked by guilt and shame about their sexual preference. Full story...
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Queer South Asian Cinema
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