A Movie Which Could Be Relevant To My Work Of Misrepresented Muslims Is The Movie "In Gods Name" Although I Wont Use All Of The Film As It Isnt All Relevant To My Thesis, I Will Use Particular Issues That Are Raised Within The Film. Such As The Arrest Of The Lead Soley Because A Drunk Man Referred To Him As A Terrorist Which Was Overheard By An American Woman Who Rang The Police. Also Scenes Where A Muslim Scholar Clarifies Misinterpreted Verses Of The Quran (similar scenes are in "Sleeper Cell" - more programs and films are trying to explain that verses are misinterpreted).
Synopsis of the Film
The movie Khuda Kay Liye revolves around a young Pakistani man named Mansoor (Shaan) who goes to the United States for higher education. During his study years, the tragic events of 9/11 take place during which the World Trade Center is turned into dust. In a long array of investigations and arrests, the young man gets arrested by the American authorities; and his younger brother Sarmad (Fawad Afzal) is being motivated by his old extremist friend Shershah (Hameed Sheikh) on the path of God and to quit all musical activities in favor of the straight path. Meanwhile, his uncle (Humayun Kazmi) arrives from the UK with his only cousin Mary (Iman Ali) who wanted to marry her non-Muslim boyfriend back in the UK against her father's wishes. He brings her to Pakistan where Shershah trucks them to their village in a tribal area near Afghanistan and leaves Mary after forcibly getting her married to Sarmad. She tries to escape but Shershah and Sarmad follow her and brings her back to the village. This film also stars Bollywood legend Naseeruddin Shah in a short but powerful cameo where he plays a Muslim scholar who clarifies oft misunderstood and misinterpreted tenets of Islam during the course of a court case.
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