IN BED WITH THE ARAB SPRING

Category |Conflicts, Current Affairs, Human Rights, Investigative Jounalism, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, Social Issues, Women
Year | 2012
Country | France
Running time | 54’
Format | HD
Production | Premières Lignes
Director | Paul Moreira


The Arab revolutions swept away the old regimes and were led by young modern people, invested with a global culture, internet, huge frustration, and a need for freedom and emancipation. Women played a major role in the revolutions. Some even became icons.

Women are becoming the front line in a clash between secularism and traditionalism. Frenzy and sexual violence; taboos and prohibitions; constant stimulation on internet and TV... How will the Islamists handle this explosive cocktail?

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