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Islam and Feminism
(1991)
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- Directed by:
- Nighat Said Khan
- Release Date:
- 1991
- Genres:
- DocumentaryShort
- Region:
- Pakistan
- Language:
- English
- Runtime:
- 25 min
- Color:
- Color
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Islam and Feminism examines the inequities in Pakistan's Islamic law, which does not distinguish among rape, adultery, and "fornication." Under this law, a woman and a man arrested for fornicating were sentenced to 100 lashes and death by stoning. In Pakistani courts, the testimony of two women is valued as equal to that of one man. And, although some of Pakistan's most prominent leaders are women, a rape victim can be charged under Islamic law with having had extramarital sex. This r ...[Read Story ]
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A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.