Desert Dancer
راقص الصحراء
Based on the true story of an Iranian dancer who founded a secret dance group in Tehran despite the ban; starring Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto.
Depth
At a glance
- Identifiers
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- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Music and its permissibilityDissent, heresy and freethought
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2014 CE · 1435 AH†
- Countries
- GB · AE
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
People and things also explored
خلق القرآن· Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· Salim ibn Umayr's mission to kill Abu Afak· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· Musaylima's apostasy and claim to prophethood at al-Yamama· Şeb-i Arus· Urs of Ajmer Sharif· الجهمية
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Desert Dancer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/raqis-al-sahra-2014/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.