Emily Becharat

Collection title

Not to forget

ID

JRT00383

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

The program is about Emily Bisharat, the first woman lawyer in Jordan. She was born in Salt, and worked both in Salt and Amman. Since the forties, she has militated in favor of womens 'rights. She also contributed in the founding of the Arab Women Federation, in 1945. Emily occupied numerous important posts, and took part in the founding of the first orphanage in Jordan, in 1951. It was called, Mibrat Oum el Hussein and presided over by Her Majesty, the late, Queen Zein. Today, the orphanage is supervised and sponsored by Her Royal Highness Princess Besma.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Women

Secondary themes

• Society and way of life / Education, teaching

Credits / Cast

• Abanda Fakher - Speaker
• Zoghbi Arwa - Author of original work
• Ettalafih Mohamed - Director

Period of events

• From 1925 to 1950

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Salt

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

29m24

Additional information

Snapshots of the political activist and lawyer Emily Becharat in a number of attitudes - Emily Becharat - Raouf Abu Djaber - Emily Nafaa - Asma Khadr - Amina Ezzoughbi - Leila Sharaf