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MAP at the Palestinian Film Festival
1 July 2011
As part of the London Palestine Film Festival, MAP hosted the UK premiere of My Name is Ahlam, by Palestinian director Rima Essa. My Name is Ahlam is a profoundly moving portrait of Aisha, a mother fighting for her daughter's right to receive adequate treatment for leukaemia. Under difficult circumstances, Aisha is no longer afraid to stand up not only to the occupiers hampering her movement and access to essential medical services, but to the constraints of conservative family norms, and medical authorities themselves. Following the screening, MAP held a panel discussion with the director and Dr.John Beavis, a trauma surgeon who works with MAP in Gaza.
