On Behalf Of Claire Bridge Scripps College Humanities Institute Fall 2007 Documentary Film Series presents:
ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS
Denmark, 2006, 58 min
Thursday, NOVEMBER 1 at Garrison Theater, 7:30 p.m
FILM SYNOPSIS: It centers on Malalai Joya, who became one of Afghanistan's most famous and infamous women in 2003 when she challenged the power of warlords in the country's new government. Two years later, the 28-year-old ran in the first democratic parliamentary election in over 30 years. A survivor of repeated assassination attempts, she campaigned surrounded by armed guards. Joya is a controversial voice for a nation ruined by war, still ruled by fear, but desperate for a change for the better.
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information please call the Scripps College Humanities Institute (909) 621-8326, or visit the website http://www.scrippscollege.edu/campus/humanities-institute/index.php
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