A Jihad for Love

A Jihad for Love (preceded by a short film called In the Name of Allah) is a 2008 documentary film and was the world's first film on Islam and homosexuality. It took a total of six years to make and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2007. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008 as the opening documentary film for the Panorama section. Many organizations including the Indo-American Arts Council considered it a "seminal film" because of its historic significance as the world's first film on this subject.

A Jihad for Love

A Jihad for Love (preceded by a short film called In the Name of Allah) is a 2008 documentary film and was the world's first film on Islam and homosexuality. It took a total of six years to make and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2007. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008 as the opening documentary film for the Panorama section. Many organizations including the Indo-American Arts Council considered it a "seminal film" because of its historic significance as the world's first film on this subject.