This was a valuable resource for my research on women in the Arab media. Rather than using it as an encylopedia, I found the issues, dicussions with the filmmakers most revealing. I had to leave my copy in the Gulf and will buy another now that I'm back home.

College-level holdings strong in film history or Middle East history will both find plenty of depth, detail and description in Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers, a survey of how these women produce films in a male-dominated profession and world. The history of Arab women's filmmaking and the political and social background of Arab nations are mingled in a blend of biographical sketches, critical film reviews, and discussions that include interviews from the filmmakers themselves.

Diane C. Donovan

California Bookwatch

"Encyclopedia" connotes the comprehensiveness of the material, but not the kinds or variety nor the formatting. The material which exceeds what anyone could be looking for in this subject area and is more informative for the way it is formatted is arranged country standing special interest in women's accomplishments is really more like a text for use in courses or individual study.