The Changing Face of Muslim Women | JASAD & THE QUEEN OF CONTRADICTIONS from WMM

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Hi All,

I am writing from Women Make Movies, the non-profit distributor of films by and about women, to let you know about our **new release** JASAD & THE QUEEN OF CONTRADICTIONS. This film is essential for courses on Middle Eastern studies, Body Image, Literature, Erotica, Comparative Religion, Sexuality, Women's Studies, Sociology and Mass Media/Popular Culture, as well as for public libraries and interested community groups. To celebrate this release, WMM is offering a special promotion on all titles from our MUSLIM: Behind the Veil collection. 

I am posting more info below on JASAD & THE QUEEN OF CONTRADICTIONS and this special offer. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, and thanks as always for supporting independent women filmmakers!

JASAD & THE QUEEN OF CONTRADICTIONS <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c839.shtml>

The past decade has seen a marked change in accessibility to media from the Arabic world. Broadcast channel Al Jazeera has been praised for its unbiased coverage and free exchange of information, while the Arab Spring changed the landscape of government rule and demonstrated how many in these countries view the current social restrictions on them as obsolete.  
 
Lebanese poet and writer Joumana Haddad has stirred controversy in the Middle East for having founded "Jasad" ("The Body"), an erotic quarterly Arabic-language magazine. "Jasad" is one of the first of its kind in the Arab world and has caused a big debate not only for its explicit images, articles and essays on sex in Arabic but that an Arab woman is behind it all. JASAD tackles the subject of sexuality in Lebanon, giving insight on the rare use of the Arabic language to discuss these taboo topics. Different views are also given by the head of a women's rights organization, a sexual health educator and a doctor who performs hymen reconstruction surgeries. 

A film by Amanda Homsi-Ottosson
UK/Lebanon, 2011, 40 minutes
Color, DVD, Subtitled (Arabic)
 
Institutional Price: $250.00
K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups: $89.00

View the trailer here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3zoLRDJSlk>
Purchase the film here <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c839.shtml>

**Special Offer on films about "The Changing Face of Muslim Women."** 
Get any of these titles at 50% off when you purchase JASAD & THE QUEEN OF CONTRADICTIONS at list price!

Order any title from the collection at 50% off the list price.* This offer applies to institutions only; public libraries, K-12 and community groups still receive any title for only $89.

Check out the MUSLIM: Behind the Veil special collection here <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/collect9.shtml>

Some of these titles include:

UNVEILED VIEWS: MUSLIM WOMEN ARTISTS SPEAK OUT <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c781.shtml>
"Recommended for women's and religious studies." - Educational Media Reviews Online
In this revealing documentary five extraordinary women talk about their occupations, aspirations, and the rights and status of women in their Muslim countries.
 
List Price: $295.00 | Sale Price: $147.50

IN THE NAME OF THE FAMILY: HONOR KILLINGS IN NORTH AMERICA <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c807.shtml>
"***1/2...eye-opening and highly recommended." - Video Librarian
Schoolgirl Aqsa Parvez, sisters Amina and Sarah Said, and college student Fauzia Muhammad were all North American teenagers—and victims of premeditated, murderous attacks by male family members. Only Muhammad survived. Emmy® winner Shelley Saywell examines each case in depth in this riveting investigation of "honor killings" of girls in Muslim immigrant families.

List Price: $295.00 | Sale Price: $147.50

THE MOSQUE IN MORGANTOWN <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c837.shtml>
"An important film...in America's message of change and the feminist movement gaining momentum in Muslim countries." - The Feminist Review
THE MOSQUE IN MORGANTOWN follows one woman’s campaign for change against extremism in her West Virginia mosque, throwing the community into turmoil and raising questions that cut to the heart of American Islam.  

List Price: $295.00 | Sale Price: $147.50

VOICES UNVEILED: TURKISH WOMEN WHO DARE <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c801.shtml>
"Highly recommended...*** 1/2" Video Librarian
Can Islamic values co-exist with full equality for women? VOICES UNVEILED examines this timely issue through portraits of three women pursuing life paths and careers of their own choosing in present-day Turkey. 
  
List Price: $250.00 | Sale Price: $125.00

THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA WADUD <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c699.shtml>
"Compelling...provides a broader understanding of the multifaceted interpretations of Islam and of faith." Signs: Films for the Feminist Classroom
On March 18, 2005, Amina Wadud shocked the Islamic world by leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer congregation in New York. THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA WADUD is a fascinating and powerful portrait of this African-American Muslim woman who soon found herself the subject of much debate and Muslim juristic discourse. 

List Price: $195.00 | Sale Price: $97.50

You can place your order directly through WMM's Online Shopping Cart. During checkout, enter promo code JASADLS13 and your discount will be applied. For questions, email orders at wmm.com, or call 212.925.0606 x360. Offer ends March 1, 2013.
  
**Cannot be used with 2013 films in collection. Other exceptions may apply. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Excludes home video.

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GENERAL ORDERING INFORMATION

All orders must be accompanied by an institutional purchase order or Prepayment. Payment may be made by institutional check, money order, or Visa, MasterCard and AMEX.

Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your support!

Sincerely, 

Liane Costello
Women Make Movies
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New York, NY 10013
212-925-0606
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