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A Caged Bird's
Song
Sobhi Zobaidi
A documentary
film about the struggle of students to reach
their academic institutions
Almost one
third of Palestinians in the West Bank and
Gaza Strip are school and university students.
Under Israeli occupation Palestinian education
has been a constant struggle rather than
a basic right. This film examines the more
recent history of that struggle during Israel's
current war of attrition on the civilian
population under its control.
Filmed in
the spring and summer of 2003, the film
joins students and teachers on their everyday
journey to reach their schools and universities
under the regime of military roadblocks.
Basic activities associated with educational
life: reaching class, going home, attending
graduation, have become immense challenges.
In continuing to make the difficult journey,
students and teachers assert their right
to education and a future. This is their
story.
Related Links
Birzeit
University Right To Education campaign
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