With his leading protagonist and friend (Bassam Samra), Nasrallah takes us on an exquisite tour of a subject normally overdramatized by the West. Taking the debate beyond the simplistic approach and with familiarity rarely seen, young men and women talk about the'hijab' and its social implications.
Most of the youths regard the head scarf not primarily as a religious obligation, but as a social construction that symbolizes a girl's respectability or sexual innocence. When talking amongst themselves, however, the young men acknowledge the sexual double standard.

Type:
Documentary

Director:
Yousry Nasrallah

Year:
1995

Time:
72 minutes

Language:
Arabic with English subtitles


Production Year: 1995
Production country: EGYPT