A Jihad For Love - Director Parvez Sharma

Director Parvez Sharma, frustrated by the stereotype of Islam that's typically presented by Western media, reclaims the word Jihad ("inner struggle") in his documentary A JIHAD FOR LOVE, illuminating the stories of several gay Muslims. Homosexuality is outlawed in the nations of many of his subjects, so condemnation and persecution feature prominently in the doc- but so do faith, hope, and, of course, love.

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