Shadows of a Leader - Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards.

Qaddafi’s Female Bodyguards takes fascinating look inside one of the Mid-East's most unusual military units, Libya's elite female military corps who were assigned to guard the country's supreme leader, Mohmmar Qaddafi.. The film examines how these women embody the tension between Isla...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	All Channel Films (Firm),$4dst, Kanopy (Firm),$4dst
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : All Channel Films, 2012. Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
Subjects:	Gender identity. Political science. Documentaries Middle Eastern Studies Internet videos. Middle Eastern Studies. Documentary films. Politics, Practical.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video

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Summary:	Qaddafi’s Female Bodyguards takes fascinating look inside one of the Mid-East's most unusual military units, Libya's elite female military corps who were assigned to guard the country's supreme leader, Mohmmar Qaddafi.. The film examines how these women embody the tension between Islam and modernization in a nomadic society, between feminism and an old-style dictatorship..
Item Description:	Title from title frames. Film Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (streaming video file) (60 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time:	00:59:50
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.