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A JIHAD FOR LOVE
Sunday, June 29
4:45pm

Filmed in 12 countries and spanning 9 languages, A JIHAD FOR LOVE is the world’s first feature documentary to explore the complex global intersections between Islam and homosexuality.

In Arabic jihad means ‘struggle’, and in this groundbreaking documentary, you witness first-hand how gay and lesbian Muslims attempt to live their lives as devoted Islamic believers in a world in which they are unwelcome. Go inside the lives of gay men and women at various crossroads. Some living openly. Many others are not so fortunate.

Producer Sandi DuBowski (the Jewish director/producer of Trembling Before G-d) and Director Parvez Sharma, (a gay Muslim himself) treat Islam and those interviewed with reverence and delicacy. This internationally acclaimed film goes where the silence is the loudest to serve as a profound catalyst for change.

A Panel Discussion with KC Star Columnist Rev. Vern Barnet, Ahmed El-Sharif (American Muslim Council - Midwest Region), CRES Community Chaplain Josef Walker, and Lynn Barnett follows the screening

Directed by Parvez Sharma - 2008 - 81 minutes

All Seats $6.50

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Tivoli Cinemas in Westport Manor Square • 4050 Pennsylvania • Kansas City, MO 64111

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