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Old Ibrahim's World

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Title
Old Ibrahim's World
Alternative Title
Die Welt des alten Ibrahim
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License
No Open Access License:
German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
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IWF SignatureD 1982
Publisher
Release Date1997
LanguageEnglish
Producer

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataVideo ; F, 41 1/2 min

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Abstract
German
German
Dieser zweite von zwei Filmen der Serie "Pomakische Portraits" beschreibt das Leben im Dorf Bresnitza (Südbulgarien) nach dem Ende des Kommunismus aus der Sicht des alten Mannes Ibrahim. Die Reislamisierung wird am Beispiel einer Beschneidungsfeier für Jungen gezeigt. Ibrahim spricht über die Bedeutung des Islam, die Modernisierung und den Mangel an Respekt gegenüber den alten Menschen. Er reist mit dem Filmteam in die Hauptstadt Sofia, zur Gedenkstätte Pleven und zur großen Moschee in Shoumen.
English
English
This second film of series of two describes life in the Pomak village of Breznitsa (South Bulgaria) after the downfall of communism, as seen from the perspective of the old man Ibrahim. Aspects of re-islamization are demonstrated by a circumcision ritual of young boys. Ibrahim talks about the rise of Islam, changes brought by modernization and the loss of respect of the young towards the elders. He then travels with the filmteam to the capital Sofia, to the historic monument of Pleven and to the great mosque of Tumbal Jamia in Shoumen.
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German
German
English
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IWF Classification
German
German
English
English