Haifa al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia) |
EENI- School of International Business
Sub-subject: Haifa al-Mansour (the second most powerful Arab woman in the World). Film Director. Syllabus:
- The Saudi Film-Maker Haifa al-Mansour: The second most powerful Arab woman
- Impact on the Arab society of the documentary “Women Without Shadows”
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Description of the Sub-Subject: Haifa Al-Mansour (The second most powerful Arab woman)
The Saudi Film Director Haifaa al-Mansour (1974, Saudi Arabia) is considered as the second most powerful Arab Women in the World according to the magazine “Arabian Business.”
- Religion: Mrs Haifaa al-Mansour is Muslim
- Haifaa al-Mansour has created three short films and the documentary “Women Without Shadows,” which has influenced a new generation of Film Directors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- In Saudi Arabia, the work of Haifaa al-Mansour is both praised and vilified for encouraging the debate about tolerance, the perils of Orthodoxy, and the need for the citizens of Saudi Arabia to take a critical vision on their ancestral customs; normally these topics are treated as taboo
- His film “Wadjda” was selected to the Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film
- Haifaa al-Mansour had to lead the outdoor scenes in Riyadh from inside a bus (Saudi Arabia applies the segregation between men and women)
Rotana, the film production enterprise of His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal supports the film.
- Rotana is the largest producer in the World of Arab music and a famous company of Arab films, with a catalogue of more than 2,000 Arab films
Haifaa al-Mansour belongs to the Arab Economic Area of the Islamic Civilisation.
