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2018 documentary film by Sandi Tan
award-winning documentary Shirkers to stream on Netflix". The Straits Times. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Linden, Sheri (January 23, 2018). "'Shirkers': Film Review (Sundance
Shirkers
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up shirk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shirk may refer to: Shirk (surname) Shirk (Islam), in Islam, the sin of idolatry or worshiping beings
Shirk
Islamic concept of associating other objects with God
In Islam, Shirk (Arabic: شِرْك, lit. 'association') is a sin often roughly translated as "idolatry" or "polytheism", but more accurately meaning "partnerism
Shirk_(Islam)
American film director
Baby (2001), but is best known for her full-length 2018 documentary, Shirkers. Shirkers made its debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, at which it won
Sandi_Tan
American documentary film editor
Editing Sandi Tan's Documentary Shirkers". filmmakermagazine.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-05. "'Shirkers': Sundance Review". screendaily.com
Lucas_Celler
Surname list
Shirk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amos Urban Shirk (c. 1890 – 1956), American businessman Bill Shirk (born 1945), American
Shirk_(surname)
American encyclopedist (1890–1956)
Amos Urban Shirk (c. 1890 – October 20, 1956) was an American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias. As a businessman he worked in the food
Amos_Urban_Shirk
American gridiron football player (born 1940)
Marshall Chester Shirk (born August 3, 1940) was an American professional Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the
Marshall_Shirk
Visual effects supervisor
Dave Shirk is an American visual effects supervisor. Shirk and his fellow visual effects artists won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the
Dave_Shirk
American radio broadcaster (born 1945)
Bill Shirk (born May 3, 1945, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American escape artist, radio personality, broadcast entrepreneur and actor. Shirk graduated
Bill_Shirk
American jewelry designer (born 1942)
Helen Shirk (born 1942, Buffalo New York) is an American jewelry designer. She attended Skidmore College and Indiana University Bloomington as well as
Helen_Shirk
British novelty candidate (born 1980)
that he was "taking on the biggest fish of the lot". He commented; "You shirked D-Day Rishi, you can't miss the B-Day", a reference to Sunak's early departure
Count_Binface
Village in South Khorasan province, Iran
Shirk (Persian: شیرک) is a village in Fakhrrud Rural District of Miyandasht District in Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran. At the time of
Shirk,_Iran
American football player (born 1950)
Gary Lee Shirk (born February 23, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for seven seasons with the New York Giants
Gary_Shirk
United States historic place
The David L. Shirk Ranch is a historic ranch located in the Guano Valley of eastern Lake County, Oregon, United States. The ranch was originally homesteaded
David_L._Shirk_Ranch
American philanthropist
Mary Emma Kimberly Shirk (April 2, 1880 – October 15, 1979) was an American philanthropist and clubwoman, based in Redlands, California. Her home, Kimberly
Mary_Kimberly_Shirk
Country in East Asia
Wilkinson 2012, p. 467. Shirk 2023, p. 109. Shirk 2023, p. 6. Zweig 2024, pp. 311–312. Li 2024, p. 226. Zweig 2024, p. 308. Shirk 2023, pp. 7–8. Hamdani
China
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Wilson's reelection, Roosevelt lashed out: President Wilson's ignoble shirking of responsibility has been clothed in an utterly misleading phrase, the
Theodore_Roosevelt
American lawyer (born 1973)
Matthew Aaron Shirk (born July 9, 1973) is an American lawyer who previously served as the public defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit. He was
Matthew_Shirk
2012 cruise ship sinking off the Italian coast
Corriere della Sera. "On the one hand a man hopelessly lost, a coward who shirks his responsibility as a man and an officer, indelibly stained. The other
Costa_Concordia_disaster
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
work on a par with the Qur'an led conservative clerics to accuse him of shirk, furthering their opposition to his regime. In July 1977, a border war broke
Muammar_Gaddafi
Mexican drug lord incarcerated in a US federal prison (born 1957)
February 2014. Longmire, Sylvia 2011, p. 13-1. Edmonds-Poli & Shirk 2009, p. 262. Edmonds-Poli & Shirk 2009, p. 354. Beith, Malcolm 2010, pp. 63–64. "El Chapo
El_Chapo
(GAM). Some believe that the tsunami was divine punishment for lay Muslims shirking their daily prayers or following a materialistic lifestyle. Others have
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
American politician
Eugene Leid Shirk (April 14, 1901 – February 17, 1994) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania for two terms as a
Eugene_Shirk
Iranian religion founded by Zoroaster
Yazata were often framed as "angels" to counter accusation of polytheism (shirk). According to the Avesta The Yazata assist Ahura Mazda in his battle against
Zoroastrianism
American political scientist
Susan L. Shirk is an American political scientist and China specialist currently serving as a research professor at University of California, San Diego
Susan_L._Shirk
Unauthorized refusal to attend school
common. In older English, a truant or truand was any vagrant, vagabond, or shirker of duties. The widespread legal obligation for towns and villages to provide
Truancy
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Shirk (DD-318) was a Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931. James W. Shirk was
USS_Shirk
Pedestrian street in Munich, Germany
Drückebergergasse ('Shirker's Alley') is the popular name for Viscardigasse, a narrow, curbless pedestrian street in Munich, Germany, just over fifty
Drückebergergasse
Country in West Asia
or religious places of significance for fear that it may give rise to 'shirk' (idolatry), and the most significant historic Muslim sites (in Mecca and
Saudi_Arabia
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
or attributing God's attributes to others is seen as idolatory, called shirk. Thus, Muslims are not iconodules and do not attribute forms to God. God
Islam
American actor and comedian (born 1953)
February 16, 2014. Brady, Shirley (September 7, 2010). "Campbell's Soup Shirks Canned Cool for Wholesome Warmth". Brandchannel. Archived from the original
Tim_Allen
Season of television series
Placement Day Jonathan Libby 23 Dallas, Texas None Eliminated Day 2 Wanda Shirk 55 Ulysses, Pennsylvania Jolanda Jones 38 Houston, Texas Ulong 1st voted
Survivor:_Palau
Higher wage paid to encourage productivity
commissions are impossible, there may be an incentive for the worker to "shirk" (do less work than agreed). The manager thus may pay an efficiency wage
Efficiency_wage
Core Islamic tenet denoting the unification of God
the sky. Shirk is classified into two categories: al-Shirk al-akbar (Arabic: شِرْك ٱلْأَكْبَر, romanized: shirk al-akbar; lit. 'greater shirk'): open and
Tawhid
English band
high/But God has poked them in the eye". Two years later they released Up the Shirkers on the more established MusiDisc label, which had previously released the
The_Tansads
American contemporary Christian band
Mobile, Alabama. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, Brian Beihl, and Raul Alfonso. Since 2021, they have been
Big_Daddy_Weave
Australian animated web series
behaviour, which agitates the others as she criticises them: Pomni for shirking her duties to interact with Gummigoo, who appears as a customer with no
The_Amazing_Digital_Circus
Singaporean filmmaker (born 1972)
footage was later recovered and became part of the 2018 documentary film Shirkers directed by Tan. In 1996, Ng co-directed the 14-minute short film Moveable
Jasmine_Ng
American football player (1917–1993)
John Francis Shirk (June 24, 1917 – November 11, 1993) was an American professional football player who was an end and defensive end in the National Football
John_Shirk
American politician
George Henry Shirk (May 1, 1913 – March 23, 1977) was a lawyer, historian, and former Mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In addition to being an author
George_H._Shirk
1986 film by Richard Benjamin
sewage and the electrical system catches fire. Contractors Art and Brad Shirk summarily tear the house to pieces using Walter's $5,000 down payment, leaving
The_Money_Pit
2017 American novel by Elif Batuman
'Phantom Thread'". IndieWire. Retrieved May 5, 2026. McDonnell, Brandy. "'Shirkers' director Sandi Tan to adapt Elif Batuman's 'The Idiot' | The Week in Women"
The_Idiot_(Batuman_novel)
Term for disbelievers in Islam
classical commentators considered the Christian doctrine to be a form of shirk. In modern times, kafir is sometimes applied to self-professed Muslims,
Kafir
1887 memoir by John D. Billings
were sheltered, life in tents, life in log huts, unlucky soldiers and shirkers ("Jonahs and Beats"), Army rations, offenses and punishments, a day in
Hard_Tack_and_Coffee
Leader of China since 2012
largest and most sophisticated online censorship operation in the world. Shirk 2018, pp. 22–24. Yang & Tang 2018, pp. 1–22. Rudd 2024, p. 86. Zhuang, Pinghui
Xi_Jinping
Fictional character from Blackadder
Years" as Captain Lord Edmund Blackadder of Her Majesty's Royal Regiment of Shirkers. It is possible that Captain Lord Blackadder is the same modern-day Lord
Edmund_Blackadder
Christian apostle and missionary (c. 5 – c. 64/65)
its Semitic, prophetic origins. Rashid Rida accused Paul of introducing shirk (polytheism) into Christianity. Mohammad Ali Jouhar quoted Adolf von Harnack's
Paul_the_Apostle
1949 strike in Berlin, East Germany
Answer Is Due Today RUSSIANS REMAIN FIRM Reserve the Right to Dismiss 'Shirkers and Saboteurs' Despite No-Reprisal Pledge". The New York Times. Retrieved
1949 East German State Railway strike
1949_East_German_State_Railway_strike
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
tyrant, what had they accomplished? ...Held down like slaves they had shirked and slacked; once they had won their freedom, not a citizen but he could
Hellenistic_period
2018 film by Steven Spielberg
Jennifer Meislohn, Dave Shirk, Matthew E. Butler, Neil Corbould Nominated Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature Dave Shirk, Brian Cantwell, Jung-Seung
Ready_Player_One_(film)
Islamic term for awareness of God
Those who practice taqwa — in the words of Ibn Abbas, "believers who avoid shirk with Allah and who work in His obedience" — are called muttaqin (Arabic:
Taqwa
Legal killing of a person as punishment
the past, cowardice, absence without leave, desertion, insubordination, shirking under enemy fire, and disobeying orders were often crimes punishable by
Capital_punishment
Award ceremony for films of 2024
of the Apes – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke Wicked – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould
97th_Academy_Awards
Village in South Khorasan province, Iran
Shirk-e Sorjeh (Persian: شيرك سرجه) is a village in Zohan Rural District of Zohan District in Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran. It is located
Shirk-e_Sorjeh
Japanese writer (born 1949)
as a future Nobel Literature laureate, has often chided his country for shirking responsibility for its World War II aggression. Wee, Darren (January 22
Haruki_Murakami
Concept that defines the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable events
believe in luck or anything else related to luck, as it is classified as shirk (associating partners to Allah or giving any share of any attribution which
Luck
Australian journalist (born 1981)
mums", and "Tougher dole for shirkers". It has been stated that labelling the long-term unemployed by terms such as "shirkers" was rhetoric designed to facilitate
Patricia_Karvelas
2017 novel by Gail Honeyman
to her as "Wacko Jacko" or "Harry Potter"; while she regards them as "shirkers and idiots". Clues gradually emerge to Eleanor's troubled past. She has
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor_Oliphant_Is_Completely_Fine
preparations nearly end in scandal when a supply convoy is left exposed by shirking escorts, but by February 795 UC it deploys the 5th, 10th and 11th Fleets
List of Legend of the Galactic Heroes episodes
List_of_Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes_episodes
American Islamic scholar and preacher (born 1975)
is not shirk (polytheism) but said it is haram, sinful, an evil innovation, and called it a stepping stone and gateway to shirk but not shirk in and of
Yasir_Qadhi
Inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility
Omnipotence Personal fable Playing God (ethics) Narcissistic Personality Disorder Shirk (Islam) Homelander Christian, Danny (October 2021). Reversing Willie Lynch's
God_complex
7th-century Arab polytheists who fought early Muslims
followers in the early 7th century. The term, which is related to the noun shirk, may be translated as "associators", as in "those who associate [with Allah]"
Mushrikun
Worship of an idol as though it were a god
practices shirk is called mushrik (plural mushrikun) in the Islamic scriptures. The Quran forbids idolatry. Over 500 mentions of kufr and shirk are found
Idolatry
General-knowledge encyclopaedia
read two independent editions: the author C. S. Forester and Amos Urban Shirk, an American businessman who read the 11th and 14th editions, devoting roughly
Encyclopædia_Britannica
Private college in Bloomington, Illinois, US
addition of men's and women's lacrosse in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Shirk Center is the university's athletic complex. The two-story 135,000-square-foot
Illinois_Wesleyan_University
Saint regarded as a heavenly advocate
saints (as patron or otherwise), which they claim are a form of idolatry or shirk. More mainstream Sunni clerics have critiqued this argument since Wahhabism
Patron_saint
Arabic term for religiously forbidden in Islam
negating tawhid. Worshipping anyone or anything other than God, known as shirk, is the most major sin for a Muslim. Outline of Islam Glossary of Islam
Haram
English writer and poet (1865–1936)
their failure in the fields of France and Belgium. Kipling scorned men who shirked duty in the First World War. In "The New Army in Training" (1915), He concluded
Rudyard_Kipling
Historic house in Indiana, United States
Shirk-Edwards House is a historic home located at Peru, Indiana. It was built about 1862, as a two-story, Italianate style brick mansion. It was renovated
Shirk-Edwards_House
Supernatural beings in Arab culture and Islam
شركا. It has been said that this act by humans—seeking refuge with them—is shirk, because God Almighty is the only true protector. Therefore, they should
Jinn
Ruling party of the People's Republic of China
30 (128): 249–265. doi:10.1080/10670564.2020.1790901. ISSN 1067-0564. Shirk, Susan L. (2018). "The Return to Personalistic Rule". Journal of Democracy
Chinese_Communist_Party
Arabic word for heedlessness, forgetfulness or carelessness
associated with "dalal" (going astray), kufr (disbelief), zulm (wrongdoing), and shirk (worshiping others beside God). The state of heedlessness or forgetfulness
Ghaflah
1919 book by Oswald Spengler
don't work] of sloth, it would brand them as irresponsible, dispensable shirkers and parasites. But Marxian instinct envies them. They are too well-off
Prussianism_and_Socialism
US progressive news website
26, 2023). "BuzzFeed's Pivot to HuffPost Is Still Hampered by Ad Buyers Shirking News". AdWeek. Allyn, Bobby (July 31, 2025). "Online news publishers face
HuffPost
Father of Muhammad
concerning the extent of salvation available for active practitioners of Shirk (Polytheism), though the majority of scholars have come to agree with it
Abdullah_ibn_Abd_al-Muttalib
4th chapter of the Quran
pre-Islamic Arabic practice of marrying orphan girls to take their property. Shirk (refer 4:48 and 4:116) is held to be the worst form of disbelief, and it
An-Nisa
American baseball player (1941–2024)
against John Dowd dismissed". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2017. "Rose shirks statutory rape query at Phillies fete". ESPN.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved
Pete_Rose
Subculture in France during World War II
morality. Zazous were seen as work-shy, egotistical and Judeo-Gaullist shirkers. By 1942, the Vichy regime realised that the national revival that they
Zazou
Official march song of the French Foreign Legion
makes also repeated reference to the fact that the Belgians are "lazy shirkers", which comes from the fact that Belgian King Leopold II, who wished to
Le_Boudin
streaming has filled the gap. Several of the year's best movies, such Shirkers and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, are being released by Netflix at the
2018_in_film
Following the teaching of an Islamic scholar rather than reasoning independently
(independent reasoning) Salafi Wahhabi scholars regarded taqlid as a form of shirk (polytheism). Salafis like Sanaullah Amritsari went to the extent of declaring
Taqlid
President of the European Commission since 2019
Muscular Foreign Policy", The New York Times. "German foreign policy: No more shirking", The Economist, 8 February 2014. Alison Smale (12 March 2014), "Ukraine
Ursula_von_der_Leyen
Snack food brand
the Coast Guard, Russell Shirk took over the Caramel Crisp Shop. Beginning in 1950, this product was sold packaged as "Shirk's Glazed Peanuts" in local
Beer_Nuts
Person refusing military service on moral grounds
widespread public opinion that they were lazy, degenerate, ungrateful 'shirkers' seeking to benefit from the sacrifices of others. In an attempt to press
Conscientious_objector
Kazakh mountain climber and author (1958–1997)
upward alone at the Khumbu Icefall and "harshly reprimanded the guide for shirking his responsibilities". Back at Base Camp, Fischer telephoned his Seattle
Anatoli_Boukreev
Period of sociopolitical turmoil in China (1966–1976)
am the Chairman of the Central Committee. I don't want other people to shirk their responsibility. There are some other comrades who also bear responsibility
Cultural_Revolution
American filmmaker (born 1948)
White, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick (2012) Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, and Neil Corbould (2013) Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter,
John_Carpenter
Islamic phrase meaning "In the name of Allah"
Ta'awwudh Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un Allahumma Be, and it is Terms Shirk (polytheism) Iman (belief) Ihsan (development) Nifaq (hypocrisy) Kufr
Basmala
Historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
possess supernatural powers, as an offence against tawhid, and an act of shirk. Muhammad's tomb was stripped of its gold and jewel ornaments, but the dome
Prophet's_Mosque
Major American manufacturing company (1886–1997)
who became.... Orlando Sentinel (June 4, 1985). Retrieved on 2013-08-18. Shirk, Jr., Willis L. "Aiming for the Stars in Pennsylvania: The Forgotten Legacy
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
American Television Series (1961-1966)
enter. Mona tells Steve that because of Fred catering to Clara, she is shirking her duties. Steve and Fred then try to outdo each other in influencing
List_of_Hazel_episodes
Arabic word for God
and expressions contrary to these definitions (tanzih) were described as shirk, which is considered one of the greatest sins in Islam, and it was said
Allah
Comics character
greatly, however, as she sees this move as Lucifer running away from and shirking all of his responsibilities. She lashes out against Lucifer with her sword
Mazikeen
Former amusement park in Afghanistan
are prohibited in Islam due to Islam prohibiting any idolatry because of shirk. Loh, Matthew (17 August 2021). "Surreal videos appear to show armed Taliban
Bokhdi_Amusement_Park
Islamic organisation
established in Northern Nigeria to fight what it sees as the Bid'ah and Shirk practiced by the Sufi orders. It is one of the largest Sunni societies in
Izala_Society
Relics of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
staunchly condemn such practices, linking them with the Islamic sin of shirk (idolatry). As a result of the influence of these perspectives, some contemporary
Relics_of_Muhammad
Ancient Greek philosopher (c. 626 – c. 545 BC)
Science. Cambridge University Press. pp. 345–373. Shute, William George; Shirk, William W.; Porter, George F. (1960). Plane and Solid Geometry. American
Thales_of_Miletus
2018 film by Wash Westmoreland
Retrieved February 1, 2019. Allen, Nick (February 5, 2018). "Sundance 2018: Shirkers, Generation Wealth, Colette". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018
Colette_(2018_film)
United States historic place
Shirk Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana. It was built in 1903 and is a one-story, Classical Revival
Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall)
Franklin_College_Library_(Shirk_Hall)
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