Defying parents to marry for love | British Muslim women share their turbulent journey to find love

Hidden Heart follows the stories of three second generation British Muslim women who find love outside their faith. The film delves intimately into their struggle to reconcile modernity with tradition; their internal conflicts and fear of ostracism and sheds light on the hidden tensions in our modern society between integration and tradition and the people who are at the heart of it. The film explores a new vision of cultural identity, defying the notion of a so-called 'clash of cultures' and challenging barriers to understanding between different communities. Although focusing on the lives of British men and women, the film will strike a chord with any and all of those around the world living in a tight-knit community, under pressure to maintain their identity.

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Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Introduction
▷ 02:00 - Growing up in a conservative, religious household in the globalised, liberal city of London
▷ 07:28 - Forced into marriage at 15, and marrying to keep parents happy
▷ 14:25 - Love at first sight... followed by the guilt of going against one´s faith and family
▷ 17:31 - The Laws of Islam regarding marriage
▷ 19:04 - The truth comes out: Being forced to quit school and stay at home
▷ 24:03 - Converting to Islam in order to marry and the risk of losing family
▷ 31:59 - Not being accepted by one's partner's family
▷ 35:49 - Making sacrifices
▷ 39:54 - Converting to a new religion for the wrong reasons
▷ 42:26 - The new generations see things differently
▷ 49:00 - A beautiful mix of cultures
▷ 50:40 - Credits

#interculturalcouple #forcedmarriage #muslim #islam #Morocco #Pakistan #India #Christianity #christian #culture #family #secondgeneration #Britishmuslim #tradition #documentary #fulldocumentary #wocomohumanity

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Directed by Zara Afzal
Original title: Hidden Heart: Interracial Love and Racism

© 2018, licenced by Sideways Films

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