[Mitai-announce] Women in Afghanistan, Wed. Feb. 10, 6pm, 66-110

[Anahita Maghami]

MIT Amnesty International Presents...

Women in Afghanistan

Screening of "View from a Grain of Sand" followed by a Q&A discussion panel with
the director & producer "Meena Nanji".

When: 6-8pm, Wed. Feb 10
Where: MIT Building 66, Room 110 (66-110)
*Open to Public
*Free
*Food Provided

About the movie "View from a Grain of Sand":
Shot in refugee camps of Pakistan and the war-torn city of Kabul, three
remarkable Afghan women lead us through the maze of Afghanistans complex
history, informing this examination of how international interventions, war and
the rise of political Islam have stripped Afghan women of their freedom over the
last thirty years.

About the director & producer "Meena Nanji":
Meena Nanji is a South-Asian Kenyan American filmmaker that has produced,
written and directed award-winning independent documentaries and experimental
videos. Titles include Voices of the Morning, a 15 minute piece about the
effects of orthodox muslim law on a young women, Living in Colour about 2nd
generation South Asian youth living in Los Angeles, It Is A Crime, and others.

Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies, MIT Program in Women's and
Gender Studies