Join us for a special screening of the PBS Frontline documentary FOR SAMA and discussion with Sana Mustafa and Kathy Libal on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 from 4:00pm to 6:30pm in the Konover Auditorium in the Dodd Center.
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Go here to view the trailer.
Sana Mustafa is the Founder and Manager of Sana Mustafa Consulting LLC where she consults with different institutions on designing engagement projects related to refugees, refugees’ inclusion, and their political and humanitarian situation through design thinking approach.
Kathryn Libal, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Social Work and Human Rights at the University of Connecticut and Director of the Human Rights Institute.
For more information, visit https://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/2019/08/08/sept-10-2019-human-rights-film-series-for-sama/.
For more information, contact: Dodd Center at 8604860647