num_pages: 373
description: Describes a unique film making journey, from Alice Walker's first letter to Pratibha Parmar proposing the idea of the film, to the many journal entries &amp; observations each of them made along the way. From California to England to Senegal, The Gambia, &amp; Burkina Faso, Warrior Marks follows Walker &amp; Parmar as they interview people who are concerned with &amp; affected by the practice of female genital mutilation. Includes transcripts of their interviews, 3 new poems by Alice Walker, &amp; over 50 photos offering a vivid &amp; poignant portrayal of the people &amp; places they visited. The adventure of two remarkable women who together fulfilled a dream.
language: English
title: Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women
titlecomplete: Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women
genres: Cultural, Gender, Religion, Politics, Nonfiction, Womens, Feminism, Biography Memoir, Africa, History
ratings_count: 439
publisher: Harcourt