Between Allah and me (and everyone else).

No dress code inspires more debate than that of Muslim women. The film explores the challenges of four practicing Muslim women in Toronto making decisions about their personal dress codes. When they decide to start or stop wearing hijab, they interact with different members of society who have diffe...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Yokoma, Kyoko
Körperschaft:
Kanopy (Firm)
Weitere Verfasser:
Yokoma, Kyoko (ProduzentIn)
Format:
Film Elektronisch
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
No dress code inspires more debate than that of Muslim women. The film explores the challenges of four practicing Muslim women in Toronto making decisions about their personal dress codes. When they decide to start or stop wearing hijab, they interact with different members of society who have different opinions and ideas about the hijab. Capturing both deep emotions and humor, the film unveils how the hijab carries many diverse meanings and messages that may surprise non-Muslims, and also reveals the intricate and complex effects of hijab on Muslim women, their families and communities, and the larger multicultural society in the West.
Umfang:
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Title from title frames.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
Women in Islam.
Hijab (Islamic clothing).
Muslim women > Clothing.
Islam > Customs anad practices.
Documentary films.
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