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“The Four Hijabs” (in Arabic and English) Feminist Interpretations of Qur’anic Verses

-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. The Four Hijabs Synopsis of  The Four Hijabs 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: ⚬ the visual hijab (the modest dress required of both Muslim men and women) ⚬ the spatial hijab (the separator bet