Between Allah & Me (and Everyone Else)

Muslim Women in Canada and the Decision to Wear a Hijab

Muslim women in Canada face challenges and uncertainties when they decide to start or stop wearing hijab, and encounter people with a variety of opinions. This candid and eye opening film challenges all viewers with emotions and humour, while revealing multiple perceptions and meanings of hijab that exist in our Western society.

"I was extremely impressed with the access you had to the four women in the film. ... I really appreciate the depth this lent to the film, ... It was quite moving, really, and illuminates all the complexity of choices, constraints, pressures, and convictions surrounding the hijab in North America." -Claire Nicholas, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta

" ... in this non-judgemental documentary ... by allowing her subjects to speak for themselves, Yokoma offers viewers who are interested in religion and gender studies much food for thought ... that is sure to provoke discussion. Recommended."
-Kathleen C. Fennessy, Video Librarian

"This documentary is a powerful message in finding feminism in places you weren't expecting. ... Highly recommended." -Kim Stanton, University of North Texas Libraries, Educational Media Reviews Online