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Additional authors

1. Abi-Samra, Maher.
2. JBA production.
3. Arte France cinéma (Firm)
4. First Run/Icarus Films.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Filmmaker Maher Abi-Samra returns to the neighborhood of his youth in Beirut settled in the 1950's by the mostly shiite community from southern Lebanon and now the stronghold of the Islamic Party of God, the Hezbollah. This film is a portrait of two Lebanese muslim women, Zeinab and Khadije, who are activists in the Hezbollah. It examines the personal, social and political factors that undergird their commitment, presents the activities of the Islamic political party and examines its place in Beirut society and in Lebanese politics.

Alternative title

1. women of Hezbollah

Subject

1. Hizballah (Lebanon)
2. Palestinian Arabs > Lebanon > Beirut
3. Political parties > Lebanon
4. Islam and politics > Lebanon
5. Muslim women > Lebanon > Beirut
6. Beirut (Lebanon) > Politics and government
7. Beirut (Lebanon) > Social conditions
8. Women political activists > Lebanon > Beirut

Call number

1. *UGS-2015

Credits (note)

1. Director, Maher Abi-Samra ; editor, Aurelie Ricard ; camera, Bassem Fayad.

System details (note)

1. VHS.

Language (note)

1. In English and Arabic with English subtitles and voiceovers

Title

1. The women of Hizbollah [videorecording] / [presented by] JBA production, Arts France ; a film by Maher Abi-Samra.

Imprint

1. [New York, N.Y.] : First Run/Icarus Films, 2000.

System details

1. VHS.

Credits

1. Director, Maher Abi-Samra ; editor, Aurelie Ricard ; camera, Bassem Fayad.

Language

1. In English and Arabic with English subtitles and voiceovers

Added author

1. Abi-Samra, Maher.
2. JBA production.
3. Arte France cinéma (Firm)
4. First Run/Icarus Films.

Note

1. Title on cassette label: The women of Hezbollah

Research call number

1. *UGS-2015 [Video]