NFB Collection
Sharia in Canada - 1st Part - Something to Fear?
200544 min 3 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Dominique Cardona
Production: Danièle Caloz (Médiatique Inc.)Claudette Jaiko (National Film Board of Canada)
Produced by Médiatique inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry (CTF): Licence Fee Program, Canal D - an Astral Media network, the Harold Greenberg Fund, and the Rogers Documentary Fund, and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and with the assistance of the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.
In December 2004, the Boyd Report recommended that Ontario authorize Islamic tribunals based on the sharia, a system of justice directly inspired by the Quran. In September 2005, however, Ontario Permier Dalton McGuinty banned all religious arbitration, whether Muslim, Jewish or Christian.
Over those 10 months, a heated debate played out across the country and revealed the contradictions of multiculturalism. Sharia in Canada, a documentary series in two episodes by Dominique Cardona, examines the key issues, draws on a cross-section of opinions, and, in particular, seeks out the views of Muslim women. the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees everyone equal protection under the law, including the 60,000 Muslim Canadians. As multiculturalism grows, Canada must respond to its new reality in ways that are fair to all citizens. In French with English subtitles.
Subject categories
- Women > Discrimination, Stereotyping and Equal Rights
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Intercultural Relations
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > IslamReligion, Politics and Society
- Law and Crime > Laws
- Politics and Government - Canada > OntarioProvincial Politics and Government
- Social Issues > Religion and EthicsSocial Issues
- Social Studies > Comparative Civilizations
- Diversity > Diversity in Communities
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Religious Diversity/Heritage
Credits
- director
- Dominique Cardona
- producer
- Danièle Caloz
- Claudette Jaiko
- participant
- Fatima Houda-Pepin
- Tarek Fatah
- Andrée Côté
- Amira Elias
- Nuzhat Jafri
- Al Hussein Al Rafie
- Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens
- Faisal Kutty
- Mubin Shaikh
- Norma Joseph
- Ioannis Ktistakis
- Dede Abdûlhalim
- Samim Akgönül
- Dounia Bouzar
- Noor
- Bouchra
- Aziza
- Mounia
- narrator
- Kathleen Fee
- second unit director
- Lara Fitzgerald
- narration translator
- Kathleen Fleming
- researcher
- Valéry Vlad
- original music
- Tom Third
- director of photography
- Mark Caswell
- sound recordist
- Margus Jukkum
- additional crew
- Édith Labbé
- Steve Adamcryck
- David Patrick
- Bissa Scekic
- Ao Loo
- Scott Chappel
- Kate Ketchnie
- François Grenon
- Daniel Lapointe
- Pierre Bouchard
- Martyne Morin
- illustrations
- Emmanuelle Walker
- calligraphy
- Abdul Shafique Rathore
- editor
- Julie Moureau
- Gino Zolezzi
- Hilda Rasula
- sound mix
- Cherry Beach Sound
- Inaam Haq
- line production
- Isabelle Combre
- Nancy Robinson
- Chantal Bowen
- production coordinator
- Lucile Baruchel
- production accountant
- Howard Fraiberg
- production assistant
- Valérie Bernier
- Joël Robichaud
- Joseph Bitamba
- Dominic Girard
- Mathieu Guez
- production secretary
- Renée Paradis
- marketing manager
- Mia Desroches
- marketing manager - assistance
- Julie Arseneault
- administrator
- Johanne Dubuc
- administrative team
- Vanessa Emam
- Marie-Josée Lavoie
- Mirabelle Bélanger
- technical coordinator
- Brigitte Sénéchal
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- executive producer
- Danièle Caloz