Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, on the Occasion of the International Women’s Day.

The #UN_Women, in cooperation with the Royal Film Commission – Jordan and Embassies in Jordan, invites you to attend the 6th Edition of the “Women’s Film Week” from Thursday 15th until Sunday 18th of March 2018 at 6:00 and 8:00 PM. The Rainbow theater – Jebel Amman – 1st Circle

A Woman’s Struggle

Saturday 17 March
6:00 PM

Public invitation. Free entry

Elie Nemri, 60 min, Documentary, Arabic with English subtitles, Jordan/ Lebanon, 2018

Followed by a discussion with the director Elie Nemri.

A documentary featuring the life of social activist. Haifa Al-Bashir, extensively documenting the endurance of her life; from the city of Nablus in Palestine, her marriage and moving to live in the city of Al-Salt in Jordan, her children, the choice of teaching as a career, her role as a mother and a grandmother given that family for her is sacred and a top priority. Intermittently chronicling her career path, social and volunteering work, as well as the establishment of several associations and the founding of multiple centers and forums including: The Guest House for the Elderly, Al Safsaf Center for Physiological Rehabilitation, Alrewad Alkebar Forum, the Health Coalition for Patient’s Health and the General Federation of Jordanian Women.