Islam Movies

In fremder Erde (In Foreign Soil) documents the Muslim traditions of burial in Turkey and Germany, but above all, the paths the dead take to return...

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Challenging the Western view that Islam inherently represses women’s rights, journalist Samira Ahmed travels across the world examining Islamic...

A musical journey from Tunisia to Cairo, and from Rajasthan to Istanbul and Senegal in search of Islamic music sources. The film delves into the...

An uncommon story, of a common man.

Filmmaker Robb Leech attempts to understand his stepbrother's journey from middle-class white boy in Weymouth to convicted terrorist. In 2010 Robb...

Fourth film in the Mafrouza series. Two events mark the early winter in Mafrouza: the birth of a boy and a young woman's engagement. Within their...

The story of Muhammad Iqbal, a turn of the century poet/philosopher from South Asia. Through Iqbal's work we open a dialog between the East and West,...

With the help of hidden camera, Danish TV 2 documents how a known Danish imam teaches Muslim women about Islam's violent rules of adultery.

While many in the Western world view Islam as socially repressive, in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, exists a community of biological...

For a gay filmmaker, filming in Saudi Arabia presents two serious challenges: filming is forbidden in the country and homosexuality is punishable by...

A documentary on sufism

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

In this special, writer Michael Wolfe documents his trip to Islam's holiest shrine for "ABC News Nightline."

Throughout the world, Muslims have reeled at recent acts of violence committed in their name. Ziauddin Sardar went to five key countries where Islam...

Unwittingly (and politically), this film ends up being self-reflective. The French filmmaker Sylvie Ballyot was shooting a feminist documentary in...

Set against the Festival of Black Divinities in Togo, this captivating documentary explores the origins, resilience, and contemporary relevance of...

Irritated by Catholicism, Linda, an American-based, Blonde Caucasian, falls in love with Qater-based Ali Al-Saigel, adopts the Islamic faith, and...

The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the most important religious journeys for millions of people around the world. But how to get there? This...