At a glance

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Refugees, migrants and diaspora Muslim minorities under non-Muslim rule Family, marriage and kinship

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 2004 CE · 1425 AH†
Countries: DE · TR
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, Golden Bear winner in Berlin, about two German Turks between identity, love and integration; a turning point in Turkish migrant cinema. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Brick Lane· Mo· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Judham· Kinda· Tayy· Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya

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islam.museum contributors. “Head-On”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/rajs-al-rais-2004/. 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.