10 Islamicate adaptations of Hollywood Blockbusters

Here are 10 fun soft power projection projects 💯

1. No Country For Kuffar

No Country For Old Men (2007)

An elderly organised crime boss of a secular past has to confront the hard realities of contemporary times, when his last remaining corrupt police official friend is executed. He is persued by officers of the Sharia Courts, a group of bold and daring youth

2. The Khan

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Asif Khan is a MI5 informant, on a quest to capture The Khan. Surely not?

3. Four Sheep

Four lions (2010)

4 brits move to Karachi, following the crash of the British Pound. They open a Fish and Chips shop.

4. Al Qamariyya

Sailor Moon (1992)

Mecha niqabi anime. A young cybermadrassah student develops a mecha suit for a science project that ends up having geopolitical consequences. Her quiet shy high school crush turned husband donnes the suit on the battlefield.

5. Tassawuf

Jujutsu kaisen (2020)

Demons and curses but with Sufi Sages performing exorcisms using dhikr.

6. Jihad

Die Hard (1988)

As Zabit Magomedov arrives home to spend Eid with his family, an Israeli terrorist group attacks the Anji Arena, where the Eid funfair is held.

7. Bail out

Rush Hour (1998)

American Yahya Carter and Egyptian Mido El-Gazi infiltrate a Chinese money printing syndicate based in Cairo.