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A good reference source is the COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MIDDLE EASTERN
AND NORTH AFRICAN FILM, ed. Olvier Leaman (Routledge, 2001).  It's
pricey, but you might be able to get it through inter-library loan.

Another good source is ARAB & AFRICAN FILM MAKING, by Lizbeth Malkmus
and Roy Armes--a decade old now but still a ground-breaking work that
deals with colonial and post-colonial films.

For specific film titles, try the Facets website:
http://www.facetsvideo.com/asticat
and search by country of origin

Some Iranian possibilities might include Mohammed Jafari's CHRISTINE,
Jafar Panahi's THE CIRCLE, and Miriam Shariar's DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN.
The Facets list just for Iran contains a couple dozen other
possibilities.

If you want to extend to Islamic societies beyond the Middle East as
such (sub-Saharan Africa, for example), check the Library of African
Cinema at California Newsreel: http://www.newsreel.org

Senegal's Ousmane Sembene has addressed issues that touch on Islamic
faith in that country in several films, including MANDABI, CEDDO, and
GUELWAAR.

Don Larsson

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Donald F. Larsson
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Minnesota State University
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-----Original Message-----
From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Nancy Mockros
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:46 PM
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Subject: Islam in film

What are some films that deal with (represent) struggles and life issues
of
Islamic women?

Or more generally:  What films set in Islamic countries deal with the
Islamic faith directly?

Or more specifically: women with infertility issues in Islamic
countries,
where it presents a faith crisis (in some cases a turning to other
possible
remedies)?

Are there Iraninan or other foreign films that wrestle with these areas?

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