 It has a positive audience review of 68% which gives it an overall four out of 5 stars.Here are some excerpts of reviews in the US.There are hundreds of other reviews in English, television and other languages; and in the countries the film was broadcast.The website afterellen said, "You know that director Parvez Sharma is serious about focusing also on women in Islam when he opens his debut documentary, A Jihad for Love, with a lesbian couple at prayer.