At a glance

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Women Family, marriage and kinship Humour and everyday life

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 2007 CE · 1428 AH†
Countries: LB · FR
Languages: ar (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

A film by Nadine Labaki about five women in a Beirut beauty salon between love and constraints; one of the most widely distributed Lebanese films internationally. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Where Do We Go Now?· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· The marriage of Fatima and Ali· The Prophet's marriage to Khadija· The Prophet's marriage to Sawda bint Zam'a· Marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Caramel”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/sukkar-banat-2007/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Where Do We Go Now?

Nadine Labaki's film about a Lebanese village where Muslims and Christians coexist, whose women conspire to head off sectarian violence — Toronto People's Choice winner.