Sufi Aesthetics and Cinematic Journeys: A Close Reading of Bab’Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul
Visual Anthropology October 19, 2024 Pervez Khan
Following the 9/11 attacks in the USA, Islamophobia became the popular justification for the U.S.-led global "war on terror." In this paper I read the film Bab’Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul as a resistant response to this assault. The film follows the journey of two central characters, Ishtar and her grandfather, Baba Aziz, who embark on a journey searching for a Sufi meeting. I...