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Refugees, migrants and diaspora Muslim minorities under non-Muslim rule Food of Ramadan and the feasts

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Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 2007 CE · 1428 AH†
Countries: DE · TR · IT
Languages: de (original) · tr (original) · en (original)
Approach: drama of Muslim life
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A film by Fatih Akin, winner of the Cannes screenplay award, about three intertwined destinies between Germany and Turkey in Istanbul and during the festival days. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· Ali: Fear Eats the Soul· Almanya: Welcome to Germany· Brick Lane· My Son the Fanatic· Limbo· Mammo· Mo

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islam.museum contributors. “The Edge of Heaven”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/ala-hafat-al-janna-2007/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)

Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy's view of how a believer integrates into a society that is not wholly Muslim while keeping his characteristics and identity, following the experience of the first Muslims, as set out in his example of the egg, the carrot and the coffee bean.