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Time For Change (English)
by Nadia Ismail Mudhaffar
Nationality (Arabic/English)
by Fahima Rafiee, Eman Kadhem Alasfoor
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Nationality (Arabic)
by Fahima Rafiee, Eman Kadhem Alasfoor
Family Center (English)
by Ahlam Mohammed Al-Khaja, Zainab Sayed Mortadha
Family Center (Arabic)
by Ahlam Mohammed Al-Khaja, Zainab Sayed Mortadha
Awal (Arabic)
by Fatima Isa, Lulwa Yusuf Aljowder
Awal (English)
by Fatima Isa, Lulwa Yusuf Aljowder
Women Empowerment (Arabic/English)
by Amina Hassan Abdulla, Khulood Mohammed Al-Shehab
Literacy Is Light (Arabic)
by Khadija Alasafarah, Sabah Ahmed Ali
Literacy Is Light (English)
by Khadija Alasafarah, Sabah Ahmed Ali
Access To IT (Arabic)
by Huda Alhejeri
Access To IT (English)
by Huda Alhejeri
Hotline (Arabic)
by Mohamed Esbai, Ameena Isa
Hotline (Arabic/English)
by Mohamed Esbai, Ameena Isa
Teddy (Arabic)
by Mohamed Esbai, Ameena Isa
Teddy (Arabic/English)
by Mohamed Esbai, Ameena Isa
Bahrain: 3-Week NGO Workshop – Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
Nationality (Arabic / English)
A Film By: Fahima Rafiee, Eman Kadhem Alasfoor
About The Film
This 45-second PSA, produced by Bahrain Woman’s Association - Human Development, intercuts legal articles with dramatizations to highlight the injustice of a law that refuses mothers the right to pass their citizenship to their children. The PSA begins with a text plate: Citizens are equal before the law; there shall be no discrimination among them on the basis of sex (Article 18). The first dramatization pictures a young mother holding her infant son in a dimly lit room. A woman’s voice echoes her thoughts—If my son were a citizen, he would have health care. The next text plate states, “Every citizen is entitles to health care (Article 8).” A scene illustrates a mother greeting her grown daughter as she arrives home from school with a graduation certificate. A voice echoes the daughters aspirations: “Mom, I graduated. I want to go to Medical School.” The mother smiles and turns sadly—If only she had citizenship. The third text plate states, “The state also guarantees educational and cultural services to its citizens (Article 7).” The next scene pictures a disappointed man sitting on the floor in a shadowed room. If he was a citizen he could have a job, the narration continues. The next legal article reads, “The state guarantees the provision of job opportunities for its citizens (Article 13B).” The final scene pictures the woman whose daughter aspires to go to university, advocating to the viewer directly: Its my right to give my nationality to my children. The next shot reveals that the woman is standing with her daughter and her hands are on her shoulders. The daughter reaches her hand to join her mothers. The PSA ends with a text plate advertising the phone number to call Bahrain Womans Association Human Development.
This PSA is available upon request, in English to broadcasters and organizations who wish to distribute it rights-free.
About The Workshop
A workshop designed for leaders and activists working in Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) who want to receive training in how to direct, produce, and edit broadcast-quality Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that stimulate dialogue and civic engagement from the grassroots up.