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April 2011

April 18, 2011

Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story: Gender, Politics and the Nation

At first glance, the film “Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story” seems to provide another viewpoint...

December 2010

December 24, 2010

A Special Announcement from MMW & WVN

We are very excited to announce that Muslimah Media Watch is a proud sponsor of...

December 23, 2010

Women’s Voices Now: I Accept I Accept I Accept

Today's film "captures the true essence of the protagonist’s feelings getting into an arrange marriage."...

December 22, 2010

Women’s Voices Now: Nour

"Nour" is a real-life interview with, Eman, a woman who is living with HIV/AIDS told...

December 21, 2010

Women’s Voices Now: Saturday Mothers of Turkey

"Saturday Mothers of Turkey" is a short documentary that highlights women in Turkey who are...

December 20, 2010

Women’s Voices Now: Sunglasses

The late submission deadline for the Women's Voices Now "Women's Voices from the Muslim World"...

November 2010

November 22, 2010

A Far-Reaching Film Fest

In January of this year, philanthropist Leslie Sacks, human rights lawyer Catinca Tabacaru and a...

November 02, 2010

A Flash of Lightning: “Bijli”

The film “Bijli” opens with an off-key rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s haunting Sanu...

October 2010

October 11, 2010

The Women’s Voices Now Film Festival

Women's Voices Now is a non-profit organization that was founded in January 2010 and is...

January 2009

January 20, 2009

Swimming Against the Current: A Look At Nia Dinata via Dispatches

CBC radio's weekly documentary program, Dispatches, recently ran a documentary by Natasha Fatah on Nia...

January 07, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire: Muslimah As Princess

Spoiler alert: this post discusses important plot points. This past weekend I finally went to...

September 2008

September 29, 2008

Unexpected sexualities: the sexual limits and transgressions of Muslim women in film

This was written by Cycads and originally published at her blog. Come into my parlour:...

September 18, 2008

Unveiled: Hollywood’s Orientalist Fantasy

Guess what? Hollywood is making a film with a female Muslim protagonist! Yes, that's right....