Behind the veil : Afghan women under fundamentalism
- Date
2001
- Summary
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This gripping program, filmed during the Taliban's regime, describes the massive human rights abuses that escalated after the withdrawal of Soviet forces, as seen through the eyes of women who survived years of rampant gender and religious intolerance. Resistance activities carried out by women's groups inside the country are also documented, as they fought for freedom and democracy.
- Contributors
Lobo, Ricardo; Sydenham, Jojo
- Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
- Genre
Documentary films
- Subjects
Women's Studies; Civil Rights, Civic Engagement; Government, Law, Politics; Religion; Women's Studies; Gender Studies; Civil Rights, Discrimination; Government, Law, Politics; Middle East Studies; Religion, Philosophy; Women -- Afghanistan; Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Afghanistan; Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions; Islamic fundamentalism -- Afghanistan
- Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
26 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Director/producer, Ricardo Lobo. Narration, Jojo Sydenham.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089745; Fedora 2 PID: umd:10747; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/3222; Catalog Key: alephsys004126730; OCLC: ocm52489723
Access Restrictions
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