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Seyran Ates: Sex, Revolution and Islam

| Release Date: October 1, 2021

Summary: In the 1960s, the hippies championed the idea of a sexual revolution. They received neither Fatwas nor bodyguards. In 2020, Seyran Ates - a Turkish-German lawyer, feminist, and one of the first female imams in Europe - is fighting for a sexual revolution within Islam. In return, she was shot, received fatwas and death threats, and now has to live under constant police protection. Seyran believes the only way to fight against radical Islam is through Islam, which is why, in her liberal mosque, there is no gender segregation or exclusion based on sexual orientation. This is the story of Seyran's personal and ideological fight for the modernization of Islam. Her quest for change takes her on a journey around the world, meeting with different people connected through faith, from sex workers in a German brothel to Uyghur LGBTQ youth and traditional female imams in China. It is also a journey through Seyran's life, from her humble beginnings as a Muslim girl in Turkey's slums to a female leader daring to challenge her own religion. Seyran rebels against extremism and hate in the name of peace and love.

Details

Runtime:	81 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	https://integralfilm.com/project/seyran-ates-sex-revolution-and-islam-2/
Production:	Integral Film
Genres:	Biography, Documentary
Country:	NO
Languages:	English, German, Chinese, Turkish, Norwegian

Director	Credit
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen	Director

Writer	Credit
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Bayan Amin	Self
Claire Fontanille	Whirling Dervish
Håkon Haugsbø	Self
Hatun Ates	Self
Lara Rashid	Self
Mustafa Rashid	Self
Naïma Ferré	Whirling Dervish
Nazneen Khan-Østrem	Self
Seyran Ates	Self
Usman Rana	Self

Cast	Credit
Elisabeth Thorsen	Self
Serpil Sarac	Self
Tugay Sarac	Self

Producer	Credit
Jørgen Lorentzen	Producer