Laïcité, inch'Allah! /
"[A] cinematic exploration of secularism in the Muslim country of Tunisia before and after the deposition of dictator Ben Ali. Made at the height of the 2010-2011 revolutions in North Africa, [this film] has proven it made the director the target of extremist death threats...Officially, Tunisia...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Arabic French |
| Language Notes: | Dialogue in French and Arabic ; English subtitles ; opening credits in English, closing credits in French. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Icarus Films,
2011.
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| Summary: | "[A] cinematic exploration of secularism in the Muslim country of Tunisia before and after the deposition of dictator Ben Ali. Made at the height of the 2010-2011 revolutions in North Africa, [this film] has proven it made the director the target of extremist death threats...Officially, Tunisia is not an Islamic nation. But over and over, [director] El Fani meets Tunisians who mistakenly believe that it is illegal to serve alcohol to Arabs, break the fast during Ramadan, or practice a religion other than Islam. In these encounters, she sees troubling signs that Tunisia may be becoming less tolerant of non-Islamic beliefs...[This film] documents Tunisians resisting religious ideology and fighting for a secular state in their everyday lives." -- Container. |
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| Item Description: | This disc may not play on all machines or drives. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R ; DTS stereo. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Awards: | Winner, 2011 International Secular Prize ; Winner, Open Eyes Award, 2011 MedFilm Festival [Rome]. |
| Production Credits: | Image, Fatma Cherif, Dominique Delapierre, Nadia El Fani ; montage, Jeremy Leroux. |