A BALLOON FOR ALLAH: Women and Islam (with English subtitles) from maze officer Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 35 min 28 sec ✓ Published: 08-Oct-2014
Description: Documentaryn(With English subtitles)nWhen Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise was a child, she used to send balloon letters to Allah. Now she has decided to send a new balloon, to challenge the role of women in the Muslim culture. Following her grandmother’s “Sufi” path, she embarks on a quest to discover the essence of Islam. The film moves between her actual journey and her dreams. She experiences the diversity of Cairo, Istanbul and Oslo by having tea with Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saad