Veil - No Veil

The Second Coming of French Colonization, by Naim Farhat

"During the nineteeth century the western world had divided North Africa and the Middle East among themselves. When the western powers divided the Middle East, the French colonized North Africa and the Levantine countries. During that period, the French as colonizors looked down on the North Africans as primitive, uncivilized easy to control and exploit. The young girls and young women were exploited through their art..." >>>

Veil or No Veil ? from Farhat Art Museum on Vimeo.

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