The mosque in Morgantown
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Label
The mosque in Morgantown
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The mosque in Morgantown
Oclc number
949341513
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Originally produced by Version One Productions in 2009
Runtime
76
Summary
When Muslim writer and activisit Asra Nomani returns to her hometown mosque in West Virginia, she believes she sees signs of trouble: exclusion of women, intolerance toward nonbelievers, suspicion of the West. Her resulting campaign for change alienates would-be allies in the mosque, leading many to wonder who most deserves the label of́ ђجextremist́.ђح It isńђةt long before members put forward a petition to expel her from the Islamic Center of Morgantown. As Asra takes an increasingly different path from the communitýђةs moderateś ђا marching on the mosque, posting a manifesto on its door, storming out of a community meeting and challenging a visiting sheik about domestic violencé ђا the film provides a rare look at the real controversies that divide a Muslim community. The Mosque in Morgantown is sometimes raucous and not always politically correct, but it reveals a truth that will surprise many Americans: the view inside this mosque is actually quite familiar. Words like extremism and terrorism are thrown about, but in the end they are beside the point. The arguments over gender, tradition and tactics in the Morgantown mosque also play out in communities across the natioń ђا from churches and synagogues to secular volunteer organizations. And the question of how to effect change is just as difficult
Technique
live action
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Subject
- Documentary films
- Muslim women
- Streaming video
- Muslims -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
- Nomani, Asra Q
- Islamic fundamentalism
- West Virginia
- Islamic fundamentalism -- West Virginia
- Mosques -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
- United States
- Religious cultural groups
- Religious cultural groups -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
- Muslim women -- United States
- West Virginia + Morgantown
- Muslims
- Mosques
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- Documentary films
- Muslim women
- Streaming video
- Muslims -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
- Nomani, Asra Q
- Islamic fundamentalism
- West Virginia
- Islamic fundamentalism -- West Virginia
- Mosques -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
- United States
- Religious cultural groups
- Religious cultural groups -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
- Muslim women -- United States
- West Virginia + Morgantown
- Muslims
- Mosques
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