At a glance

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Women Refugees, migrants and diaspora Family, marriage and kinship

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 2017 CE · 1438 AH†
Countries: NO · DE · SE · DK
Languages: no (original) · ur (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 Norwegian–Pakistani film by Iram Haq about a Norwegian Muslim girl sent by force to Pakistan to be 'disciplined'; it draws on the experience of the director. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Brick Lane· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· The woman left unmarried (anus) and the rules on her consent and maintenance· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Maleness (dhukura) as a condition in the rulings· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam

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islam.museum contributors. “What Will People Say”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/ma-sayquul-al-nas-2017/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Brick Lane

Sarah Gavron's adaptation of Monica Ali's novel about a Bangladeshi Muslim wife in London's Brick Lane torn between duty and desire; filming drew community objections.