Moolaadé

مولاديه

Moolaadé.

Depth

At a glance

Identifiers
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Review
Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it

WomenLocal Islams and syncretismTradition versus culture

Screening Room

Format
Film · About Islam
Released
2004 CE · 1425 AH†
Countries
SN · BF · CM · MA · TN · FR
Languages
ff (original) · fr (original)
Approach
drama of Muslim life
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

Ousmane Sembène's last film, about a woman who gives 'Moolaade' (protection) to girls fleeing circumcision in a Muslim village in Burkina Faso. 1 2

People and things also explored

Jāhilī Marriage Forms· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· The Perfect Candidate· Persepolis· Perempuan Berkalung Sorban· Xala· Leila· Mustang

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Moolaadé”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/muladi-2004/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Jāhilī Marriage Forms

Four pagan marriage forms — common, istibda‘ (lending a wife for a better lineage), communal paternity assignment, and wife-swapping (al-badal) — Islam abolished all but the first.