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Gender and Patriarchy in the Films of Muslim Nations - A Filmographic Study of 21st Century Features from Eight Countries (Paperback)
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Gender and Patriarchy in the Films of Muslim Nations - A Filmographic Study of 21st Century Features from Eight Countries (Paperback)
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There are 49 Muslim majority countries in the world and Islam, the
religion which Muslims follow, is the second largest religion in
the world. Despite the significant world presence of a Muslim
populace, many in the West are misinformed about Islam and about
Muslim worldviews. Issues related to gender and gendered practices
are especially subject to misconceptions as to the role of Islam
and as to Muslim practices. Given challenges in understandings of
the constructions of gender in Muslim dominant countries, the
medium of film is uniquely positioned to provide a conduit into
gender issues that characterize diverse Muslim cultures. This
filmography provides analyses of gender issues featured in 57
contemporary feature films indigenous to the majority Muslim
countries of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq,
Pakistan, and Turkey. Gender issues include such practices as
female genital mutilation/cutting, gender inequality in divorce and
custody laws, child marriage, virginity testing, eve teasing, and
honor killings. Given these practices, a common question concerns
their legitimization by the Islamic religion or by a country's
laws. This filmography is distinctive in its provision of
commentaries that detail the ongoing debates among scholars as to
current legal, cultural, and religious sanctioning of these
practices within a given country. Films featured in the filmography
are available to viewers in the United States.
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