Veils uncovered
Barcode: 58925455
Call Number: L-NA079
Material Type: Video -VHS
Time: 25 min.
Date: c2002
Language: Arabic
Creator: Nora Kevorkian
Description: "Documents the reality of sexual competition among women in Damascus as they vie for number one position, exclusivity with their husbands. Filmed in the marketplace of Souk Al-Hamidivyah, this is a moving personal account of the unexplored sexual world of women who live behind the veil. Islamic religious rules and their application in marriage are explained, the wide ranging social dynamics are explored in marketplace and in the lives of the women of Damascus"--Container.
Collection: Language Resource Center