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Allah Loves Equality

The documentary

The documentary film “Allah Loves Equality” gives voice to LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual) people living in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan through interviews with homosexual and transgender Muslim people and scenes from their everyday lives: everyone will be able to know the situation of sexual minorities’ rights in the country and what are the social attitudes towards them.

For the first time true gay couples have decided to show themselves publicly and to tell their story to the world. Even many transgender people, from those who work as sex workers to those who are fighting HIV in their community, have spoken openly. Moreover, in the realisation of the documentary, Kazmi has touched the risks that fundamentalist rhetoric makes to run to those who live without hiding their sexual identity and for this reason are considered immoral and blasphemous.

About us

Wajahat Abbas Kazmi – director and producer

Independent director and human rights activist of Il Grande Colibrì and Amnesty International.
He was born in Pakistan and grew up in Italy. In 2009 he returned to his native land to realise, as a screenwriter and producer, “The Dusk” (2011), which addresses the controversial issue of missing persons in Pakistan and has caused various controversies. He then produced “The Blue Veins” (2011), “Message for God” (2012) and “Fatwa – The final verdict” (2014), which investigates the reasons for the growth of religious terrorism in Pakistan.

Faisal Zia – writer

Elena De Piccoli – producer

Michele Benini – producer

Pier Cesare Notaro – producer

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Fundraising

The documentary was made through crowdfunding campaigns that allowed to collect a total of 12,815 euros and cover a large part of production costs.

Patronages

“Allah Loves Equality” has been supported by the volunteer association Il Grande Colibrì since the beginning and has the patronage of Amnesty International. It was realised with the support and the financial contribution of Samaria Fund and Arcigay Gioconda. It also has the patronage of CIG Arcigay Milano and Progetto Gionata. Fundraising campaigns have enjoyed the media partnership of Lezpop, Pasionaria and Pride Online.

The book

Wajahat Abbas Kazmi and Elena De Piccoli have told their experience of making the documentary in the book (written with the collaboration of Michele Benini) “Allah Loves Equality: si può essere gay e musulmani?” (“Allah Loves Equality: can you be gay and Muslim?”; Tam, 167 pages,€ 9,50; not translated in English).

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