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Sexuality and gender diversity Education Muslim minorities under non-Muslim rule

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 2015 CE · 1436 AH†
Countries: IN
Languages: hi (original)
Approach: journalism
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 Hansal Mehta about Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University, a gay researcher who brought a landmark rights case. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

A Jihad for Love· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Babri Masjid· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· Experience versus service, and self-development· The contemporary Islamic discourse — maturity versus reactivity· Scientific matn (condensed school text)· Reading and culture (al-qira'a wa-l-thaqafa)

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islam.museum contributors. “Aligarh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/aligarh-2015/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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A Jihad for Love

Parvez Sharma's documentary on gay Muslims and their relationship with their faith in twelve countries; controversial, screened at international festivals.