TIME FOR ILHAN
directed by Nora Shapiro, Usa 2018, 89’

This documentary follows the rising star in politics Ilhan Omar, a proud Somali-American mother, community activist and refugee, who wears a hijab and replaces the candidate who has been on the political scene for 43 years. A Somali activist man who she challenged in 2014 is also involved in the competition. All three candidates are democrats and progressives. Ilhan Omar has become the first Somali-American Muslim woman to hold office in the United States, in spite of the anti-Muslim rhetoric arranged in view of the 2016 presidential race. Omar’s story introduces an alternative narration to the pervasive and negative depiction of immigrants and Muslim women in America.

Discussant:
Alessandro Pes (University of Cagliari)

16.00 – Seminar at CLE

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