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Four Egyptian women stand up to “takfirees”
21-3-2018
In its Monday’s issue, Al Hayat daily spotlighted a short documentary, ‘Dil’ A’waj’, by four young women from Egypt, Suha Bilal, Zeina Balasi, Amira Badr and Lamis Hilmi screened to coincide with women’s March celebrations. The film depicts the life of three Egyptian women under pressure of a society washed-out in the past decades by religious extremism. Al Hayat spoke to Suha Bilal who clarified that the Egyptian society is not used to religious discourse and anyone who dares to discuss religion is faulted and censured. Yet, it is time to start a debate on similar matters despite that our community is still ruled by a patriarchal mindset at every level of life, not only in religious or feminist issues. For her part, Zeina Balasi said the audience was shocked in general but was prompted to think and discuss the topic, which in itself is an accomplishment. In conclusion, Zeina and Suha voiced their happiness over the successful output of their documentary, especially in inspiring young women to think about themselves and their problems through the three examples portrayed in the movie. It also allowed men to see for themselves how their daughters and wives view their actions. They finally said the film presents a real call for reason in defiance of the Takfiri extremists. (For more, kindly visit the link below: :https://goo.gl/BsDjcu). (Al Hayat, March 19, 2018)
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