Film Screening and Discussion: "They Call Me Muslim"
Public Event/Film Screening
Date and Time
Thursday, March 15, 2007
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
U.S. Institute of Peace
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 17th St, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Directions
Diana Ferrero's film, "They Call Me Muslim," is a 27 minute documentary focused on the wearing of the hijab headscarf. From France to Iran, two tales of the hijab. Samah, a Muslim teenager in Paris, wears the hijab by choice, struggling with the 2004 French law banning the Islamic headscarf in public schools. "K.," a young mother in Tehran, is forced to wear the hijab by the Islamic regime. But she wears it her own way...
Their different responses to social requirements raise interesting issues about personal freedom. The film showing will be followed with commentary and discussion.
Speakers
- Diana Ferrero
Filmmaker
- Riva Kastoryano
Sciences Po
- Qamar-ul Huda
U.S. Institute of Peace
- Daniel Serwer, Moderator
U.S. Institute of Peace
Media Inquiries
Please contact Ian Larsen (202.429.3870) or Lauren Sucher (202.429.3822) in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.
