A new film showcasing the stories of nine Muslim migrants living in Victoria will be screened at the Bowery Theatre on Friday, June 27.
Muslims of Victoria: Stories of Migration, Community, and Homemaking is a community-led project featuring the stories of Muslim migrants from Albanian, Bosnian, Cypriot Turkish, Turkish and Macedonian backgrounds.
The film tells their stories of migration, community, faith, identity and belonging.
North Cyprus Turkish Community of Victoria president and project leader Dr Lutfiye Ali said the film was created to centre marginalised voices and to give Muslim migrants the opportunity to tell their own stories.
“[The film] showcases their journeys of migration, and a bit about why they left their homes, their journey here, their first impressions of Australia, the challenges they faced and overcame,” Dr Ali said.
She said the film also highlights the diversity within the Muslim community, a community that has historically been seen as homogenous in Australia.
“[The Muslim community] is actually quite diverse … Complex along the lines of ethnicity, race, culture and gender as well,” she said.
“It’s about humanising who Muslims are and not lumping them into that one category … It’s about showcasing what their contributions are to Victoria’s social, cultural and economic landscape.”
The event is free to attend and bookings can be made online.
Details: www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1404716
