I really enjoyed this movie. The oppression of women creates poverty which in turn breeds more oppression. Ireland before the 90’s had never know prosperity, today it’s one of the wealthiest nations in the world. The laws that were changed to uphold women’s rights were a great boost to this prosperity.
I thought Chahinaz asked just about all the right questions, she showed frustration which was rightfully placed and a lot of intelligence, curiosity, and a willingness to understand the world around her. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide.
I wish Chahinaz had the opportunity to talk to an American girl that was a bit less religiously fanatical and better educated than the one she talked to. That was an unfortunate ambassador.
Early in the movie we see Chahinaz saying that women’s rights are not a Western ideal, but later in the movie I think it becomes painfully obvious that it is. When the West turns it’s
back on Western ideals, we suffer tremendously as a society.
I wish Chahinaz and all Algerian women the best of luck in changing this ludicrous ‘Family Law.’ The separation of church (or mosque) and state is the single greatest guarantee that human rights get respected. We should be striving for this worldwide.