"A Jihad For Love" A Film by Parvez Sharma
Event Type:
Other EventFriday, October 10, 2008 5:15pm - 12:00am
religion. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma travels the many
worlds of this dynamic faith discovering the stories of its
most unlikely storytellers: lesbian and gay Muslims.
Filmed over 5 1/2 years, in 12 countries and 9 languages, "A
Jihad for Love" comes from the heart of Islam. Looking beyond
a hostile and war-torn present, this film seeks to reclaim the
Islamic concept of a greater Jihad, which can mean 'an inner
struggle' or 'to strive in the path of God'. In doing so the
film and its remarkable subjects move beyond the narrow
concept of 'Jihad' as holy war.
This event made possible with funding and support from:
Center for International Studies, International House, Center
for Middle Eastern Studies, South Asia Language & Area Center,
Committee on South Asian Studies, Center for Gender Studies,
Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, Partnership
for the Advancement of Refugee Rights, Film Studies Center,
Committee on Cinema & Media Studies, Middle East Documentation
Center, Amnesty International, and the Students for Human Rights