Category: Art + Culture
The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M. is a bold narrative set during a post-Shah era in a small village in Iran. The story embarks upon the arrival of a journalist, played by Passion of the Christ star, Jim Cavaziel, who hears a woman tell the story of her niece Soraya. It was just the day before [...]
God’s Battalion: The Case for the Crusades
God’s Battalion: The Case for the Crusades Author: Rodney Stark, Co-Director of the Institute for Studies of Religion and Professor of Social Sciences at Baylor University Background: “It always seems counterintuitive to moderns that warfare and religion can be consistent. Ideally, followers of the prince of peace are to avoid the sword and shield. [...]
Khuda Ke Liye
Literally translating to “For God’s Sake” or “For God”, Khuda Ke Liye is a critically acclaimed film that tells of the path three different characters follow. It was in written and directed by Shoaib Mansoor, a Pakistani talent who debuted as a director when Khuda Ke Liye was released in Pakistan. You knew he did [...]
East is East
Part comedy, part drama, East is East is the story of a Pakistani-British household in 1960s England. George Khan (Om Puri) is a first generation Pakistani immigrant married to a British woman named Ella (Linda Basset). The complexity kicks in around the antics of their part Paki- part Brit children who walk to line between [...]
Five Fingers
Five Fingers, directed by Laurance Malkin, sends a powerful message about the debated use of torture by CIA agents. The film stars Ryan Phillippe who plays Martijn, a Dutch citizen who’s kidnapped alongside is guide while visiting Morocco to set up his charity, a Food Program. He comes to meet his captor Ahmat (Fishburne) who [...]
ISLAM’S GREEN INITIATIVE
Muslim Seven Year Plan Shows Potential for Flexibility and Cooperation within Islam Written for Green Prophet On November 4, 2009, UK-based the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), in working with the U.N., hosted 200 representatives from nine major world religions spanning over 60 different religious organizations. Baha’i, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Shintoists, Taoists [...]
Sufi Muslims: Islam’s Eco Guardians
Originally Featured on the Green Prophet Sufism is the undiscovered sect within Islam known only through its most famous disciple, the 13thRumi whose work reflected strong themes pairing nature and spirituality. century philosopher poet Sufis, “heirs of a mystical ancient tradition”, helped propagate the faith to the height of its expansion in Islam’s coined “Golden [...]
Muslim cries against Sarah Maple drown out Aisha Duhulow’s cries for help
Over the last month, Muslims on the streets and on social networking sites have been expressing their hatred for Sarah Maple. But hardly any of those uttered a word of Aisha Duhulow. Recent spotlight in the art world has been on Sarah Maple, whose viewpoint on being a Muslim in a Western society has drawn [...]
