Desert Brides
Verzio FF Submission In the city of Rahat in the Negev Desert, Israel seductively festive wedding images become a portal to women’s struggles with polygamy; close-ups hint at the realities of becoming a first wife, second wife or lover in Bedouin culture. Through wedding photographer Mariam Al-Quade...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Arabic Hebrew |
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AU Films
2008
Israel |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:34410471-a48d-4101-8d2a-42f64d130988 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF Submission
In the city of Rahat in the Negev Desert, Israel seductively festive wedding images become a portal to women’s struggles with polygamy; close-ups hint at the realities of becoming a first wife, second wife or lover in Bedouin culture. Through wedding photographer Mariam Al-Quader’s eyes, “Desert Brides” reveals rare emotional spaces of women who must compete for value and status relative to the desires of men. There is Miriam Al-Nimer, a strong and independent divorcee, who refuses to become a second wife, yet has fallen in love with a married man. First wife Aliya endures in silence while her heart breaks as her husband diverts time, attention and resources away from her and their children to Al-Nimer. Displacement, tradition and survival remain colliding forces for Bedouin women and children. |
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| Published: | 2008 |