Multimedia Collection
Adalil: The Mistress of Tents
DVD
45 min
1991
DT333 .B36 1991 DVD
To the western world, the veiled men looking down proudly from the back of their camels have always embodied the nobel knights of the desert. Up to now, we have heard little about the mothers, the wives and sisters of the Tuareg nomads in the forgotten edges of the Sahara.
The film documents in a fascinating way the independence and vitality of those sisters of the dunes in their quarrels with their veiled husbands. These women reflect about their lives, their children, the roles their husbands play, and the difference between their traditional lives and of those who move to the city.
Distributed by National Film Network (www.nationalfilmnetwork.com).
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