At the movies
While today’s mainstream movies generally take a hard line on homosexuality, there is a growing number of independent films and documentaries that present a more nuanced, and largely sympathetic, view.
A few to watch:
L’armée du salut (Abdellah Taïa, Morocco, in production)
I am Gay and Muslim (Chris Belloni, Netherlands/Morocco, 2012)
A Lesbian Tale (M.K. Diab, Syria, 2012)
Le Fil (Mehdi Ben Attia, France/Tunisia, 2009)
Ana Mithly (BBC Arabic, UK, 2010)
Out Loud (Samer Dabboul, Lebanon, 2011)
Help (Marc Abi Rached, Lebanon, 2009)
The Beirut Apartment (Daniele Salaris, Lebanon, 2007)
A Jihad for Love (Parvez Sharma, USA, 2007)
Three Veils (Rolla Selbak, 2011)
Tariq al-Hubb/Road to Love (Rémi Lange, 2003)
I Exist (Peter Barbosa and Garrett Lenoir, USA, 2003)