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Fati Walet Mohamed Issa, a young documentary filmmaker from Mali’s north, said that her goal is to shine a light on the plight of women in the conflict-torn Sahel state. “Women are often either taken out of school to get married, or they are not allowed to go to school,” the 24-year-old said. Mali is a conservative Muslim-majority nation of 21 million people, where swathes of the country are in the hands of extremists, and pressure for women to conform to traditional gender roles is strong. However, Issa is uncowed. She has finished shooting a 10-minute film in a Tuareg encampment in Tim...

Fati Walet Issa, a young filmmaker from northern Mali, shines a light on women in a conservative and conflict-ridden state in her film.

Fati Walet Mohamed Issa, a young documentary filmmaker from northern Mali hopes to shine a light on the plight women endure especially in Sahel.

Fati Walet Mohamed Issa, a young documentary filmmaker from Mali’s north, said that her goal is to shine a light on the plight of women in the conflict-torn Sahel state. “Women are often either taken out of school to get married, or they are not allowed to go to school,” the 24-year-old said. Mali is a conservative Muslim-majority nation of 21 million people, where swathes of the country are in the hands of extremists, and pressure for women to conform to traditional gender roles is strong. However, Issa is uncowed. She has finished shooting a 10-minute film in a Tuareg encampment in Tim...

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