Women of the Arab World

Film Series

Winter 2004

Open to all – Admission Free

Mondays 6:00 - 202 Wellman Hall

January 26: Umm Kulthum (A Voice Like Egypt)

The diva of Arabic music, the most powerful symbol of the Arab world

(1996, Michal Goldman)

February 2: Wild Flowers, Women of South Lebanon

Women of the resistance, a drama of courage, resistance and hope

(1986, Jean Khalil Chamoun & Mai Masri)

February 9: A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbes

Struggles of Algerian women of today, few resources and many obstacles

(2000, Belkacem Hadjadj)

February 23: Women of Hezbollah

The personal, political and social commitment of two women from Hezbollah in Lebanon

(2000, Maher Abi Samra)

March 1: Farha

Women’s struggles in Palestine, in Israeli prisons, their organizing to better society

(M. Anis Barghouti)

March 8: Four Women of Egypt

Projects for social change, Arab nationalism, Islamic movements, secularism and women

(1997, Tahani Rashed)

Organized by

Dr. Zeina Zaatari

Sponsored by

Department of Anthropology, Students for Justice in Palestine, Third World Forum, Women and Gender Studies