An Afternoon with The Hijjabed
by Nadia Hamzah and Wan Muhammad Tamlikha
8 mins/2005
A mockumentary revolving around five different Malaysian women who vastly differ in character, but share one common trait, all of them don the ‘tudung’ Moslem veil. As they sit over tea one fine afternoon, they ponder upon thoughts and consequences of wearing the veil. Initially classmates for a production class in Multimedia University, Cyberjaya Malaysia, Wan Muhammad Tamlikha and Nadiah Hamzah started collaborating on creativeindependent projects since 2004. From music videos they slowly progressed into making films. ‘An Afternoon with The Hijjabed’ is their second combined effort under on.par pictures, their unofficial filmmaking collective.
Directors’ statement: The mockumentary basically exaggerates each of the characters’personalities, bringing them up to manic levels in order to convey certain messages across. It tries to be blatant and blunt about the truth concerning Hijjabed Moslem women, but at the end of it, the audience is left to make their own interpretations.
The Noble Struggle of Amina Wadud
by Elli Safari
The Netherlands/USA/29 mins/2007
On March 18, 2005, Amina Wadud shocked the Islamic world by leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer congregation in New
York. THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA WADUD is a fascinating and powerful portrait of this African-American Muslim woman who soon found herself the subject of much debate and Muslim juristic discourse. In defying 1400 years of Islamic tradition,her action caused global awareness of the struggle for women’s rights within Islam but also brought violence and death threats against her. Filmmaker Safari follows this women’s rights activist and scholar around the world as she quietly but with utter conviction explains her analysis of Islam in the classroom, at conferences, in her home, and in the hair dresser’s shop. Wadudexplains how Islam, with its promise of justice, appeals to the African American community. And she links the struggle for racial justice with the need for gender equality in Islam. Deeply engaging, this film offers rare insights into the powerful connections between Islam, women’s rights, and racial justice.
AWARDS:
Freedom
Film Festival, Malaysia
International
Bunker Film Festival, Italy
Amnesty
International Malaysia Special Screening
“Highly Recommended. Powerful resource for discussion on topics in religious studies, African-American studies, gender studies, human rights, and women’s studies.” -Educational Media Reviews Online
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