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Palestinian Writers


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Subjects: Authors, Islam, Middle Eastern Studies, Women's Studies, World Religions

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: Filmakers Library
Closed Captioned: No		 Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: United States
Study Guide: No
Copyright Date: 2000
Available in French: No

Spanish Narration with Sub-Titles. Profiled writers speak in English. This is a portrait of two important women writers from the West Bank: Sahar Khalifah and Liana Badr. Sahar Khalifah, a feminist and revolutionary, is considered by some to be the most prominent Palestinian novelist. Her novels, including Wild Thorns, The Door of the Sirens and The Sunflowers, reflect her opinions calling for a revision of the male dominated hierarchy in Arab society. Liana Badr, an intellectual who has experienced several dislocations in her life as a result of being part of the Palestinian Establishment, returned to Palestine after the Oslo Agreement of 1993. She now works for the Palestinian Culture Ministry, writing on themes of Palestinian history and memory and producing films.

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