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Not Without My Daughter Not Without My Daughter is a Brian Gilbert film based on true events released in 1991. Sally Field plays Betty, a housewife from Michigan who visits Tehran, with her husband Moody and her daughter Mahtob, on vacation and then comes to realize that their vacation has turned indefinite. In this particular scene, Betty is in a Muslim center where they are taking classes about the Qur’an, the Islamic sacred text. In this scene, the women are also wearing burkas which is a tradition in many Islamic countries. It is not mandatory in the religion according to the Qur’an; however, culturally it is worn by many women and mandatory in many Islamic populated countries. |
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Qubool Hai Qubool Hai is an India based soap opera and the meaning translates to “I accept.” In this particular episode, the nikah ceremony is taking place between Zoya and Asad. A nikah is the wedding ceremony of the Islamic religion. At the nikah ceremony, an Imam (religious personnel) is present and conducts the ceremony. There will be a few versus read from the Qur’an and then the Imam will announce the Mahr (gift) given by the groom to the bride along with requesting consent of marriage from the bride and the groom in front of two witnesses. Once they say “Qubool Hai,” this means the marriage has been accepted and they are now wed. After the private wedding ceremony, the marriage is announced publicly through the walima, the wedding reception party. |
Muhammad, the Last Prophet Muhammad, the Last Prophet was a Richard Rich animated film released in 2010 telling the story about the birth of Islam. The film begins with Muhammad’s retreat to a cave outside of Mecca (the holy land of Islam. In this cave he receives a vision from an angel, Gabriel. After he receives this message, he returns to his city and preaches of his vision and about monotheism. From here, Mohammad was seen as the messenger of God, a prophet. This is how Islam started and the film depicts Muhammad’s story through the lens of Muhammad himself. |
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