The emergence of films by Muslim women is a recent 20th century development as more Muslims women have moved from being the subjects of entertainment to being behind the camera. Since the late 1970s, these filmmakers have shared similar views on their societies and histories and have used film to respond to them. The film industry has become a viable and realistic career path for Muslim women. Because of this emergence, more unique films are getting screened in film festivals and distributed in the West. Some of the first female-made films from the Islamic world were created in response to social and political revolutions such as the Islamic revolution in Iran, the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the secularization of the Turkish government.