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Located in the Wilson 2nd Floor West Video Collection unless otherwise noted.

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Farid Esack interview  : [On being a Muslim] / From Ground Zero Radio ; executive producer, Amy Goodman.  BP88.E83 F37 2001  Interview with Farid Esack on what it means to be a Muslim since the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
Les Maitres fous / Films de la Pleďade ; [produced by Pierre Braunberger] ; una film de Jean Rouch.  BL2470.G6 M3 1986  This film documents the annual ceremony of the Hauku cult, a religious movement which was widespread in Niger and Ghana from the 1920's to the 1950's.
Many though one  / presented by Maryknoll Magazine; produced by Hallel Communications ; George Torek, director.  BX4710.63 .M36 1992  Presents the seven different rites of Catholic liturgical tradition used in Cairo, Egypt: Armenian, Chaldean, Maronite, Syrian, Greek Melkite, Latin and Coptic. Gives ancient church history, art and tradition. Bishops, priests and lay people explain practices and beliefs of their respective beliefs.
Mosque  / produced by Hallel Communications.  BP161.2 .M67 1992  Fr. Bill Grimm hosts this program, filmed in Cairo, Egypt, introduces a mosque and Muslims and shows that believers in Islam are not the fanatics that the media reports frequently portray.
El Moulid : Egyptian religious festival / El Nil Productions ; written, narrated, and directed by Fadwa El Guindi ; production manager, Ursula Koch ; editor, Luis Perez-Tolón.  BP188.8.E3 M68 1990  Documents the festivities surrounding the moulid, a religious celebration in Egypt which honors the birthdays of the dead. Focuses on a moulid celebration held in Tanta, a city on the Nile. Shows how one element of the ceremony is the circumcision of young boys, who are brought to Tanta by their parents. Introduces one of the professional circumsizers, a profession in his family for generations.
Muslims / a Mystic Fire Video ; an Independent Production Fund film for Frontline ; produced and written by Graham Judd & Elena Mannes ; directed by Graham Judd.  DS35.62 .M88 2002  Misconceptions and lack of understanding dominate America's perception of Islam, the world's second largest and fastest growing religion. Muslims takes an in-depth look at what it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century. Filmed in Egypt, Mayaysia, Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and the United States, Muslims explores the influence of culture and politics on religion, and provides a deeper understanding of the political forces at work among Muslims around the world. The film emphasizes Islam's kinship with Christianity and Judaism and looks at diverse interpretations of Islam among the Muslim people.
El sebou' = Egyptian birth ritual / a film by Fadwa El Guindi.  GT2465.E3 S4 1986   The Egyptian ritual celebration of sebou, held on the seventh day after the birth of a child, is featured here. Observed by Muslim and Coptic families alike, this film brings us into the family home of new parents of twins (boy and girl), where the festivities, involving music and dance, are ongoing.
Yoruba ritual  : a companion video / by Margaret Thompson Drewal.  DT515.45.Y67 Y67 1992  Features segments of Yoruba ritual performances analyzed in Drewal's book with the same title. Includes sequences from Agemo, Egungun, and Jigbo masking and dancing; divination rituals; an Osugbo elders' dance evoking "life's journey"; a Muslim Yoruba celebration of 'Id al-Kabir; and a new festival, the Imewuro Annual Rally.

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