Some women of Marrakech

Explores the lives of Muslim women in Marrakech, their isolation, and the effects of change on their experiences.

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"Some women of Marrakech: Disappearing world"
"Some women of Marrakesh"
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"Explores the lives of Muslim women in Marrakech, their isolation, their interests and what part religion plays in their lives. Also shows a wedding."
"Explores the lives of Muslim women in Marrakech, their isolation, and the effects of change on their experiences."
"Explores the lives of Muslim women in Marrakech, their isolation, and the effects of change on their experiences."@en
"Explores the lives of women in Moroccan society. Looks at their interests, their isolation, the part religion plays in their lives, and the effects of change on their experiences."
"This film explores life for Muslim women in Marrakech through the perspectives of Aisha bint Muhammad and her friend Hajiba. Married to an unskilled laborer and with four children, Aisha works to help support the family, as they share a small courtyard home with six other families. Hajiba was thrown out of her natal home by the brother who became household head upon their father's death; now divorced, she works as a dancer, or shaykha, to support herself and her son. According to Muslim standards, she has dishonoured herself and her family, since dancers who entertain men for money are looked upon as women of easy virtue. The crew, comprised only of women, accompanied the women in their worship, at parties, and in preparation for a Muslim wedding. For both women, the ideal of seclusion remains unrealizable as economic factors take them out into the public world of men."@en
"Provides a glimpse into the world of women in a Moslem society : their roles, customs and kin relationships."@en
"An overall survey of the life and conditions of Muslim women in Marrakech, Morocco; their isolation, and the effects of change on their experiences, especially in light of Islamic teachings."@en
"In Marrakech, traditional attitudes to women prevail perhaps more strongly than in other Moroccan cities. This is especially true for those women who live by the standards of traditional ideals in the Medina, the old city of Marrakech still enclosed by its ancient walls. This film attempts to say something about women such as Aisha and Hajiba - two main characters - who have experienced the hardships of life for women in such a society. Aisha's husband is an unskilled labourer and so she is forced to find work cooking and cleaning. Hajiba has been thrown out of her natal home by the brother who became household head on her father's death and she works as a dancer (shaykha) in a troupe entertaining men for money. For both of them the ideal of seclusion remains unrealisable, economic factors taking them out into the public world of men. The all-women film-crew were privileged to be allowed to attend a series of events involving women - a visit to the steam baths, a religious celebration, a wedding, a visit to a shuwafa (fortune teller), a possession cult trance and a trip to the market to buy cloth. At many of these social events the guests entertain each other, and the film is remarkable not least for sequences showing women dancing and playing musical instruments, the brilliant colours of their dress and surroundings adding to the visual interest. Some Women of Marrakech is important for the manner in which it situates these `ethnographic events' in relation to the division between women in the private world and men in the public world, providing an analysis which puts in the foreground questions of women's consciousness, sexuality and male/female division."
"This film explores life for Muslim women in Marrakech through the perspectives of Aisha bint Muhammad and her friend Hajiba. Married to an unskilled laborer and with four children, Aisha works to help support the family, as they share a small courtyard home with six other families. Hajiba was thrown out of her natal home by the brother who became household head upon their father's death; now divorced, she works as a dancer, or shaykha, to support herself and her son. According to Muslim standards, she has dishonoured herself and her family, since dancers who entertain men for money are looked upon as women of easy virtue. The crew, comprised only of women, accompanied the women in their worship, at parties, and in preparation for a Muslim wedding. For both women, the ideal of seclusion remains unrealizable as economic factors take them out into the public world of men. (52 minutes) A streaming videorecording."
"An overall survey of the life and conditions of Muslim women in Marrakech, Morocco. Focuses on their isolation and the effects of change on their experiences, especially in light of Islamic teachings."
"An overall survey of the life and conditions of Muslim women in Marrakech, Morocco, especially in light of Islamic teachings."@en
"An examination of women in "purdah" or "hijab" (seclusion) in Morocco. Explores their lives and interests and what part religion plays in their lives. Shows a wedding and the effects of seclusion on women of Islam."@en
"An examination of women in "purdah" or "hijab" (seclusion) in Morocco. Explores their lives and interests and what part religion plays in their lives. Shows a wedding and the effects of seclusion on women of Islam."