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DESCRIPTION:https://www.fridae.asia/tc/agenda/6551\n\nJoin the Hull-House M
 useum for two special presentations with acclaimed filmmaker Parvez Sharma
 :\n\nDATE\nThursday April 7\n\nTIMES\n7:00PM—9:30PM\n\n\nABOUT THE EVENT
 \nScreening of A Jihad for Love\, followed by a presentation from the film
 maker \n\n'A Jihad for Love' is Parvez Sharma's debut and is the world’s
  first feature documentary to explore the complex global intersections bet
 ween Islam and homosexuality. In a time when Islam is under tremendous att
 ack from within and without\, 'A Jihad for Love' is a daring documentary f
 ilmed in twelve countries and nine languages. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez 
 Sharma has gone where the silence is loudest\, filming with great risk in 
 nations where government permission to make this film was not an option. 
 \n\nwww.ajihadforlove.com\n\nIn his presentation\, Reflections of the Midd
 le East by a Film ‘Jihadi\,’ Parvez weaves a deft understanding of the
  Middle East and current/ongoing turmoil in the region--by referencing his
  more than a decade of work and experience in countries like Egypt\, where
  he filmed in secret\, without government permission during Hosni Mubarak'
 s repressive regime. The discussion moves toward greater issues of Islam a
 nd modernity\, real Mid-East democracy\, the problems of attributing too m
 uch credit to social media in the region\, and policing morality\, sexuali
 ty and gender in certain regimes.\n\n-----------\n\nJane Addams Hull-House
  Museum is located at 800 S. Halsted St at the eastern edge of the UIC cam
 pus. All events are free and open to the public. There will likely be food
  of some sort and it's right after the Asian American Safe Zone program ov
 er at the Gender and Sexuality Center. Hope you'll join us!\n\n-----------
 \n\nFriday April 8\, 12-1pm\nBrown Bag Lunch and TalkBack on Race and Iden
 tity\n\nParvez talks about the challenges of working as a Muslim filmmaker
  in an industry where the gatekeepers are mostly White and certainly not M
 uslim. He examines the potential for creating a more diverse film industry
  in the United States which could possibly be an accurate reflection of im
 pending demographic changes. He also discusses his problems with being cal
 led 'a filmmaker of color' and makes the case for Muslims getting a chance
  to represent the issues that concern them.\n\nThanks to our UIC Co-sponso
 rs:\nThe Institute for Research in Race and Public Policy\nGender and Wome
 n's Studies\nGender and Sexuality Center\nInternational Studies Program\n
 \n\nAbout Parvez Sharma\nParvez Sharma is an award-winning\, New York-base
 d writer and filmmaker. His first feature\, A Jihad for Love\, is an inter
 national phenomenon with more than 8 million viewers in 49 countries withi
 n the first year of its release. Looking at the difficult themes of Islam 
 and homosexuality in a post-September 11 world\, the film has won numerous
  awards and generated an international media blitz. Utne Readernamed Sharm
 a as one of its '50 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World' in a list lea
 d by the Dalai Lama.\n\nHailed as a 'gifted filmmaker' by the Wall Street 
 Journal\, 'frankly brave' by NPR\, 'provocative' by the San Francisco Chro
 nicle\, and 'an apostate' by South Africa's Muslim Judicial Council\, Shar
 ma is a leading commentator on Islamic\, racial and political issues. He h
 as been a featured speaker at more than 40 college campuses\, including St
 anford\, Berkeley\, Yale\, Columbia\, NYU\, Harvard and Northwestern. His 
 writings appear frequently on The Huffington Post\, Daily Beast\, The Guar
 dian and CNN-IBN.\n\nIn early 2011 Sharma blogged about the revolution in 
 Eqypt\, providing a local perspective on international events. His comment
 ary and interviews with friends on the streets of Cairo provided an intima
 te\, detailed view of history\, as the events unfolded. To read Parvez Sha
 rma’s blog\, click here. For his Huffington Post column\, including many
  articles about the uprising in Egypt\, click here.\n
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: A Jihad for Love
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