Lady Kul El Arab
Encyclopedia
Lady Kul El Arab is a 2008 Israel
i documentary
directed by Ebtisam Mara'ana which tells the story of Doaa Fares
, a Druze
model
who entered the Miss Israel beauty contest
in 2007. This caused some resentment from Israel's Druze community, and she dropped out of the contest following threats for dishonouring
her community and subsequent arrest of five people, among them two of her uncles, for planning her murder
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Ebtisam Mara'ana which tells the story of Doaa Fares
Angelina Fares
Angelina Fares is an Israeli beauty pageant contestant. She was a finalist in Miss Israel 2007.-Biography:Fares was born in the village of Rameh, the firstborn of her family and has six siblings. From the age of six she practiced artistic gymnastics...
, a Druze
Druze
The Druze are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. The Druze have an eclectic set of beliefs that incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
who entered the Miss Israel beauty contest
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
in 2007. This caused some resentment from Israel's Druze community, and she dropped out of the contest following threats for dishonouring
Honor killing
An honor killing or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community...
her community and subsequent arrest of five people, among them two of her uncles, for planning her murder
Attempted murder
Attempted murder is a crime in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.-Today:In English criminal law, attempted murder is the crime of more than merely preparing to commit unlawful killing and at the same time having a specific intention to cause the death of human being under the Queen's Peace...
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Awards
- 2009 ZagrebDoxZagrebDoxZagrebDox is an international documentary film festival established in 2005 and held annually in Zagreb, Croatia.It is the biggest festival of its kind in South East Europe and its goals are to showcase documentary films from the region as well as to provide a meeting place for authors from all...
- International Competition Award - 2008 New Delhi International Women Film Festival - Best Director Award
- 2008 IDFA Silver Wolf Competition - Special Jury Award