Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/smith-danielle-c818all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:41:18 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/song-of-umm-dalaila-p427.aspx Product427 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:46:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/song-of-umm-dalaila-p427.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/song-of-umm-dalaila.jpg" alt="Song of Umm Dalaila" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/song-of-umm-dalaila-p427.aspx">Song of Umm Dalaila</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/song-of-umm-dalaila-p427.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$295.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>The film takes place in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria against the historical backdrop of Spanish colonialism and the Moroccan invasion of the Western Sahara.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>The Saharawi women, who make up 80% of the adult refugee population, provide a powerful voice as they reveal how they came to assume primary responsibility for the survival of the remains of their families and in turn the entire refugee population.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>This documentary provides vital historical background to a situation that receives little attention in the media. It is of interest to Middle Eastern Studies, African Studies, International Human Rights and Women's Studies.</div></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div>"An exemplary documentary that puts the viewer right in the middle of the Saharawi experience."&nbsp;</div><div>— Barbara Holecek, Filmmaker, Fellow at W.E.B. Dubois Institute, Harvard University</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div><hr><br /></div><div><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS &amp; AWARDS</b></div><div><div style="">Women of Africa Film Series, Harvard University, 1994</div><div style="">Society for Visual Anthropology Film &amp; Video Festival, 1994</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/smith-danielle-c818all.aspx">Smith, Danielle</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>