Arabic-L:PEDA:Ramadan Scenes responses

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1) Subject: Ramadan Scenes response
2) Subject: Ramadan Scenes response
3) Subject: Ramadan Scenes response

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Date: 29 Oct 1999
From: "Roberta L. Dougherty" <rld at pobox.upenn.edu>
Subject: Ramadan Scenes response

In the film al-Azimah, Ramadan is part of the setting in several scenes.
Here's a brief description from Walter Armbrust of some of them:

Forwarded message:
 Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 15:42:09 -0400 (EDT)
 From: Walter Armbrust <armbrusw at gusun.georgetown.edu>
 To: "Roberta L. Dougherty" <rld at pobox.upenn.edu>
 Subject: Re: Arabic-L:PEDA:films with Ramadan scenes query (fwd)

 No, no iftar scenes.  Much of the action early in the film happens during
 Ramadan.  Basically everything up until Muhammad marries Fatma.
 Unfortunately the only time Ramadan is mentioned explicitly is during one
 brief sequence.  Muhammad is in the bakery talking to Fatma's father.
 When he leaves the father says something about it being Ramadan.  Muhammad
 goes into the street where there are Ramadan lights strung up.  A bunch of
 kids are playing, and they all have fawanis.  Fatma comes out onto the
 balcony and starts trying to get one of the kids (her little brother) to
 come in for the night.  The kid resists because he's having too much fun,
 so Muhammad corrals him for Fatma and brings him in.  That's about it.
 The only other mention of Ramadan is when the butcher thinks he's aced
 Muhammad out of marrying Fatma, and he (the butcher) makes a crack to her
 about her not fasting "like her mother," and that next year they'll be
 married and he and Fatma will be breaking the fasts together.

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2)
Date: 29 Oct 1999
From: Kirk Belnap <rkb at email.byu.edu>
Subject: Ramadan Scenes response

I've used the "saHuur" scene from Al-Aragouz.

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3)
Date: 29 Oct 1999
From: David Chambers <chambers.arthurandersen at usa.net>
Subject: Ramadan Scenes response

May I suggest that people contact ART for program suggestions?
You can reach their US representative, Mr. Hani Gharbieh at
<hgharbieh at aol.com>
Please copy me with his reply.

Best -- David Chambers
Senior Manager, Global Communications & Entertainment
Arthur Andersen (Middle East)
Email:  chambers.arthurandersen at usa.net


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