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Breaking the wall of silence

26-03-2010

 

Women in the occupied Palestinian territories have long lived in the shadow of their male relatives, often suffering untold abuse. Now, an EU-funded film project, ‘Masarat’, has given them a voice, shattering taboos in the most dramatic way.
 
When local Tulkarem TV station Al Fajr Al Jadid showed Golden Pomegranate Seeds, a short film made by Ghada Terawi under an EU-funded project to promote Palestinian women film directors, the impact was immediate.
 
This is part of a series of features on projects funded by the EU’s Regional Programme, prepared by journalists and photographers on the ground or the ENPI Info Centre available in English, French and Arabic. (ENPI Info Centre)

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