Henna Splash

Name: Henna Splash
Genre: Short
Released: 2006-11-08
Duration: 2 min
Cast: Mohamed Ahmed, Somia Ahmed, Ibrahim Alkhalil

2006
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Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham in Henna Splash (2006)

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A visual poem exploring the beauty of Henna, a tradition shared by women of many cultures and religions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Inspired by a trip to Qatar, this film also ... Read allA visual poem exploring the beauty of Henna, a tradition shared by women of many cultures and religions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Inspired by a trip to Qatar, this film also represents my first sight of Umm Sa'id (Musay'id / Messaied) and the Arabian/Persian Gulf,... Read allA visual poem exploring the beauty of Henna, a tradition shared by women of many cultures and religions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Inspired by a trip to Qatar, this film also represents my first sight of Umm Sa'id (Musay'id / Messaied) and the Arabian/Persian Gulf, a true "depaissage" for me as a Jewish woman, who, at the time, was not living as a fully... Read all

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While traveling in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in April-May 2006 in order to learn more about, and make deeper connections with, the Arabic language media industry and visual arts communities in the Middle East, and under the auspices of the Cultural Attaché of the United States Embassy in Qatar, Ms. Anderson-Avraham (then Ms. Anderson) attended the Second Symposium on Innovations in Education in Doha, co-sponsored by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, a private non-profit organization chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, and UNESCO. This three-day Symposium "brought together teachers from across the Arab world, leading international experts, and education specialists in a series of panels and debates on access to technology, education, and democratic participation" (UNESCO). During the course of the Symposium, she was honored to attend a Gala event at which Her Highness Sheika Moza formally addressed attendees on the issues presented, at the core of Her Highness' charitable work.

Henna Splash (2006) was filmed by Ms. Anderson-Avraham (then Ms. Anderson) during a beautiful day of leisure along the coast of the Persian/Arabian Gulf, in Umm Sa'id (Messaied), at the close of these most meaningful travels...