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Leila Khaled : hijacker /

Leila Khaled was the first woman in the world to hijack an aircraft. As a member of the Popular front for the liberation of Palestine, PFLP, she hijacked an American Boeing 707 in 1969. This is the story told by a young Palestinian who grew up in Sweden about what made Leila Khaled become one of the...

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Other Authors: Makboul, Lina (Director, Narrator), Danielsson, Robert (Producer) (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Arabic
Swedish
Language Notes:English, Arabic and Swedish with English subtitles.
Published: Zürich, Switzerland : First Hand Films, 2005.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Khaled, Leila, > 1944-
Women revolutionaries > Palestine > Biography.
Women, Palestinian Arab > Biography.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Palestinian Arabs.
Hijacking of aircraft.
Femmes révolutionnaires > Palestine > Biographies.
Palestiniennes > Biographies.
Conflit israélo-arabe.
Palestiniens.
Piraterie aérienne.
Arab-Israeli conflict
Hijacking of aircraft
Palestinian Arabs
Women, Palestinian Arab
Women revolutionaries
Middle East > Palestine
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Biographical films
Biographies
Documentary films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Leila Khaled was the first woman in the world to hijack an aircraft. As a member of the Popular front for the liberation of Palestine, PFLP, she hijacked an American Boeing 707 in 1969. This is the story told by a young Palestinian who grew up in Sweden about what made Leila Khaled become one of the world's most famous terrorists and the most famous Palestinian Woman of all.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 30, 2020).
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 minutes)
Playing Time:00:58:10
Production Credits:Producer, Robert Danielsson ; creative producer, Marcos Hellberg ; director, Lina Makboul ; director of photography, Jallo Faber, Ake Wehrling ; editor, Andreas Jonsson ; music, Ma#x88;rten Ekehed.