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Under one sky-- Arab women in North America talk about the hijab
- Title
- Under one sky-- [videorecording] : Arab women in North America talk about the hijab / produced by Studio Documentary East, National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Jennifer Kawaja.
- Publication
- Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (44 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Presents a debate on the hijab, or veil, by Arab women living in North America: is it a symbol of oppression, or cultural identity, or a combination of both? The debate is set against a backdrop of Madison Avenue ads and Hollywood movies that romanticize or demonize Middle Eastern women.
- Alternative Title
- Arab women in North America talk about the hijab
- Subjects
- Veils > North America
- Muslim women > North America > Attitudes
- Women, Arab > North America > Social conditions
- Self-perception in women > North America
- Women, Arab > North America > Ethnic identity
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media
- Muslim women > North America > Social conditions
- Women, Arab > North America > Attitudes
- Muslim women > North America > Ethnic identity
- Credits (note)
- Editors, Cathy Gulkin, Dominique Sicotte, Hélène Girard.
- System Details (note)
- VHS.
- Language (note)
- English and Arabic with English subtitles.
- Call Number
- *UGS-1402
- OCLC
- 45039668
- Title
- Under one sky-- [videorecording] : Arab women in North America talk about the hijab / produced by Studio Documentary East, National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Jennifer Kawaja.
- Imprint
- Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999.
- System Details
- VHS.
- Performer
- Narrator, Roula Said.
- Credits
- Editors, Cathy Gulkin, Dominique Sicotte, Hélène Girard.
- Language
- English and Arabic with English subtitles.
- Added Author
- Kawaja, Jennifer.National Film Board of Canada.Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Publisher No.
- FFH 10688 Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- Research Call Number
- *UGS-1402 [Video]