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Girls Still Dream
Ahlam El Banat
A videotape by
Ateyyat El Abnoudy
Grades 6 and up
Produced in conjunction with the Population Council, Girls Still Dream is an affecting view of young women’s struggles to attain basic human rights, such as education and freedom from compulsory marriage. “'Girls Still Dream' depicts the harsh realities facing Egyptian girls and women, balanced by the hopes and ambitions they hold despite their discouraging living conditions. This video is appropriate, both in content and length, for middle school and above classrooms learning about the impediments and possible solutions to the improvement of the status of girls and women in the developing world.” Keiko Inoue, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
“…engrossing…realistically portrays the challenges facing [Egyptian] girls…highlights the culture clash between traditional values and young women’s growing self-awareness in the developing world.”
Arab Film Festival
Article on Arab Women and Documentary
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