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Duma /

Duma (Dolls in Arabic) is a groundbreaking Israeli documentary about sexual violence against Arab women in Palestinian and Arabian society. It is the first film by a female Arabic speaker to confront the taboo of sexual violence against Arab women, who are frequently forced into silence to preserve...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ḥaddād, ʻAbīr Zaybaq (Director, Screenwriter), Haddad, Sufiel (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Arabic
Language Notes:In Arabic with English subtitles.
Published: [Tel Aviv, Israel] : Film Platform, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Sexual abuse victims.
Sexually abused children.
Women > Crimes against > Arab countries.
Palestinian Arabs > Israel > Social conditions.
Women > Arab countries > Social conditions.
Victimes d'abus sexuels.
Enfants victimes d'abus sexuels.
Femmes > Crimes contre > États arabes.
Palestiniens > Israël > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > États arabes > Conditions sociales.
Palestinian Arabs > Social conditions
Sexual abuse victims
Sexually abused children
Women > Crimes against
Women > Social conditions
Arab countries
Israel
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Duma (Dolls in Arabic) is a groundbreaking Israeli documentary about sexual violence against Arab women in Palestinian and Arabian society. It is the first film by a female Arabic speaker to confront the taboo of sexual violence against Arab women, who are frequently forced into silence to preserve their family's honor. The film chronicles the stories of five women who experienced sexual abuse as young girls, some of them being victimized by their own family members.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 28, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (58 minutes)
Playing Time:00:57:52
Production Credits:Scriptwriter and artistic mentor, Ilil Alexander ; cinematographer, Yvonne Miklosh ; editor, Era Lapid ; sound designer, Aviv Aldema.