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Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives... East and West
3.3 / 10• 1999• 50m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
In the Arab world, women are fighting a two-front war against repressive internal constraints and intrusive Western interference. In this program, a feminist delegation composed of author Nawal Saadawi and other renowned activists from the Middle East and North Africa gathers at the UN, on college campuses, and in church basements to speak out about deterioration of women's rights in the Arab states in an effort to heighten awareness of the Arab feminist struggle for equality--and the effects of U.S. foreign policy on their efforts.
Cast & Crew
Nawal El Saadawi
Herself
LeadPK
Punam Khosla
Narrator
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jennifer Kawaja's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives... East and West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
