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Islam: The Untold Story
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3.8/10
Limited
2012
Director
Kevin Sim
Runtime
74 minutes
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Islam: The Untold Story challenges Eurocentric academic hierarchies by focusing on non-Western historical figures and providing a multi-vocal perspective. This approach disrupts the 'Western observer' cliché. The film's strength lies in its cultural and racial diversity, which challenges the homogeneity of Western historical media. However, its narrow historical scope limits its diversity, particularly in the absence of LGBTQ+ and disability representation.
Category Breakdown
Does Islam: The Untold Story have LGBTQ+ representation?
The documentary focuses on historical religious and political developments. It includes no characters or narratives related to LGBTQ+ communities.
How does Islam: The Untold Story portray gender?
The film discusses women's roles in early Islamic structures. However, it does not provide narratives where women take a leading role in driving the story.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Islam: The Untold Story?
The film centers on Middle Eastern and non-Anglo-Saxon contexts. It features a diverse range of scholars to challenge the homogeneity of Western historical media.
How does Islam: The Untold Story represent religion and culture?
The narrative critiques Western institutional biases and post-colonialist power structures. It emphasizes a sophisticated deconstruction of traditional Western historiography.
Does Islam: The Untold Story include disability representation?
The film does not address visible or invisible disabilities. There is no focus on neurodivergence or the lived experiences of disabled individuals.
Present on Screen
- Challenges Western-centric historical narratives and Orientalist frameworks.
- Features a diverse range of scholars to provide multiple perspectives.
- Highlights the importance of non-Western historical figures and contexts.
Limited or Absent
- Includes no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer historical narratives.
- Does not provide narratives where women play a leading role in driving the story.
- Lacks any focus on disability or neurodivergent lived experiences.
Official Synopsis
Historian Tom Holland looks at the origins of Islam and questions its history and authenticity.
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