THARIQ MAHDI’S MUSLIM IDENTITY CONCEALMENT AS SEEN IN THE MOOZ-LUM

Identity is someone’s portrayal about how the world wants to see them. It is shaped by several factors such as age, gender, occupation, level of education, and environment. Through the identity, a person may know his/her community. This study tries to explore the language that Thariq Mahdi uses to conceal his identity as a Muslim in the movie Mooz-Lum. The researcher uses Joanna Thornborrow's theory of language and identity and ethnography of communication from Dell Hymes as supporting analysis theory. The researcher uses qualitative descriptive method to analyze the data. This research aims to discover the identity concealment which is done by the main character and the factors that influence the identity concealment. This study also focuses on characters living as Muslim minorities in America. This study shows that Thariq conceals his identity through some ways, such as by changing the name, refusing to worship, and ignoring the salaam