Written by Jamil Khoury and Dr. Manal Hamzeh
Translated from English to Arabic by Dr. Manal Hamzeh
Original English-Language Version Directed by Liz Wuerffel
Animated by Anna Hayden-Roy
Chicago, IL – (Arab Newswire) Silk Road Rising (Co-Executive Artistic Directors Malik Gillani and Jamil Khoury) is proud to announce that the original English-language version of their animated short film “
The Four Hijabs” was dubbed into Arabic in Amman, Jordan and Damascus, Syria. The company has also released two companion video interviews, one in English and one in Arabic, featuring the film’s co-writer Dr. Manal Hamzeh.
Synopsis of
Released in 2016,
The Four Hijabs (12min 6sec) is an animated short film that explores the multiple meanings of four hijabs mentioned in 16 Qur’anic verses and interprets them through Arab-Muslim feminist lenses: