Voices of Muslim Women from the US South

Search Catalog    Order Info      New Releases         Special Collections      Request a Catalog 2015/2016 NEW RELEASES DREAMCATCHER LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS ON BEAUTY DON'T TELL ANYONE UNAFRAID INDIA'S DAUGHTER ALICE WALKER:  BEAUTY IN TRUTH REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG PRIVATE VIOLENCE Please click here to see all 2015 New Releases.  Now Available:  VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN FROM THE US SOUTH  "In an environment where words such as 'extremism' and 'violence' are all too prevalent, the voices in this film ring true, pure, proud and enlightened."  Azza Karam, Senior Advisor on Culture, UNFPA "Recommended for all undergraduates, student groups, faculty, and administrators who need or seek intercultural understanding." Rosalind I. J. Hackett, PhD, Professor, University of Tennessee This timely film is essential on college campuses to facilitate dialogue around the often negative rhetoric and misunderstanding of Islamic culture in mainstream media. When one thinks of the American Deep South, the image of veiled Muslim students strolling the University of Alabama campus is the last thing that comes to mind. In VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN FROM THE US SOUTH, Moroccan born filmmaker Maha Marouan, professor of African American and Women's Studies, explores Muslim culture through the lens of five University of Alabama Muslim students, who must navigate issues of race, gender, ethnicity, and class on a daily basis.  VOICES tackles how these Muslim women carve a space for self-expression in the Deep South and how they negotiate their identities in a predominantly Christian society that often has unflattering views about Islam and Muslims. Through interviews with students and faculty at Alabama, this film examines representations and issues of agency by asking: How do Muslim female students create a space in a culture that thinks of Muslims as terrorists and Muslim women as backward? Buy the DVD. Special Offer: In Response to Hate With the purchase of VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN at full price, get any title below at 50% off. In response to the often hateful rhetoric surrounding Muslim culture, the following films enlighten and challenge stereotypes, while exploring complex issues facing Muslim women in the United States and the Middle East.  *Use code VOICESE15 at checkout to apply your discount. Applies to institutional orders only. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Other exceptions may apply. Offer expires February 1, 2016.  Connect with WMM! Ordering Information Online at www.wmm.com By Email: orders@wmm.com By Phone: 212.925.0606 ext. 360  About WMM: Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.  Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.