BNP on Question Time: What Nick Griffin Really Meant

October 31, 2009 at 10:37 pm | In Future, Media, Muslims, Non-Muslim, Politics, Race, Society, Television | 1 Comment
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This is what Nick Griffin really meant to say during his stint on Question Time a fortnight ago:

The BNP is a far right wing party in the UK.

The Glass House: Iranian Doc

October 7, 2009 at 7:30 pm | In Drama, Learning, Life, Media, Men, Society, Television, Women | 3 Comments

Did anyone catch The Glass House on More4 yesterday? I missed it and was hoping to catch it on 4OD but it’s not available to watch :(

This is what Glass House is about:

No one runs away from happiness” says sixteen year old Mitra. She sits alone on a park bench, struggling with her deep abandonment issues and contemplating running away.  Her lonely days consist of cooking and cleaning for her father and brother who both abuse and neglect her. Sussan is 20 years old and she has endured so much physical abuse and head trauma that at times she stutters when she speaks. Years of rampant sexual abuse by her own brothers has culminated into a dangerous drug addiction. At an age where most girls are only concerned with make up and clothes, Samira, 14, has been to rehab for the second time. The local police found her unconscious on the street. Nazila, 19, is a juvenile delinquent turned rapper. Although it is illegal for women in Iran to record songs, she says that rap is “how I express myself”. Her deep and meaningful lyrics tell the painful story of an angry woman who resents the society that has discarded her and made her who she is.

The Glass House by Hamid Rahmanian and Melissa Hibbard takes you deep into the lives of these four girls as they courageously tell their stories while they struggle for their uncertain futures. The Glass House is the untold story of young women who have been cast aside by their society. They have been abandoned, abused and neglected by their country and their families. With no resources, they have no hope of ever improving their lives, until they come to Omid E Mehr. (Source)

Any idea where I can watch it online? Its not on youtube either :p

Celebrity Lives: Shariah Style

March 10, 2009 at 9:15 pm | In Children, Discursive, Family, Future, Gender Issues, Islam, Media, Men, Non-Muslim, Patriarchy, Society, Television, Women | 3 Comments

Ajmal looks at how shariah would deal with issues such as divorce, marriage and settlements and inheritance using the example of celebrities such as Paul McCartney & Heather Mills, Madonna and Guy Ritchie. Ajmal draws comparisons between British law and Shariah law.  Some of the comparisons being surprising, and some not so surprising.

You can view the programme at BBC iPlayer

Ajmal recognises civil disputes to be real issues, and for those who have been participating in my blog discussions on these topics such as divorce and inheritance up til date will know I wholly agree. I am glad Ajmal agree’s too.

Britz

November 1, 2007 at 12:17 pm | In Drama, Television | 13 Comments

I managed to catch the first episode of Britz which is a drama based around a brother and sister duo post 9/11 events. Both siblings are pulled in opposite, polarised positions – with one (Sohail) becoming an MI5 recruit, and the other (Nasima) a political activist.

Part one showed series of events from Sohail’s POV. And part two is based on Nasima.

 Did anyone (based in the UK) catch it last night? For those who missed it, I believe you can watch it again. See the C4 website for details.

What did you make of it? I have mixed feelings about it, both regarding the content and the overall “message” its trying to convey and other things in a larger context. I was particularly quite frustrated that British Muslims are depicted as extremists (again), on the verge of becoming ”jihadists” due to becoming disenfranchised. The two dimensional characters in the drama also annoyed me - whereby you either demonstrate loyalty for your country by working for Intelligence, or for your religion by becoming a suicide bomber. These may not seem to be terribly overt but were underlying themes central to the storyline which in itself simply feeds on people’s already misplaced paranoia of Muslims and their faith.

So yes it was a little far fetched at places, believable in others but nevertheless overall I found it intriguing and interesting as far as drama’s go and so will tune into part two tonight.

Interview with Riaz Ahmed (Sohail) available at Muslim Cafe (as are other interviews on topics such as love and r’ships, women and more!)

An interesting interview with the director in the Independent

 Discussion on this drama going on over at Unique’s blog too

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