Reflection Of Asmaa

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The Egyptian film ‘’Asmaa’’
Our Society had been suffering from many taboos, and what caused this suffrage is our constant neglection to them. This paper had been written to help us uncover the pain HIV patients are passing by and how much repulsion and neglection they face in addition to pain.
And since facing the problem is the first step toward solving it, I hope this paper changes how others think about people with HIV.
The story line:
Asmaa is an Egyptian film that discusses the issue of Asmaa who seemed at the first glance to be working at a menial job at Cairo airport to help support her teenage daughter and old retired father. As well as a member in an HIV group therapy which had a group of people from different social classes, but …show more content…

Asmaa is adamant that she won't reveal how she came to be infected by HIV, saying that everyone has a right to be treated. After a long struggle with her dilemma, Asmaa agrees to appear on Mohsen's television show, which had a great audience in Egypt and meant to uncover very serious topics that the society tries to keep covered to prevent social propaganda,anonymously, but Mohsen succeeds in persuading Asmaa to reveal her identity, leading to an emotional climax for the film.1 HIV in Egypt:
“HIV prevalence in Egypt is low, with around 0.02% in the general population(~9,213 persons)2, but preconditions for a wider epidemic exist. Risk determinantsinclude overpopulation, a large population of young people, the group whereover 40% of new HIV infections in the world take place (ages 5-24), poverty(20% of population under poverty line), continued presence of illiteracy in thegeneral population (38%) especially among women and a health systemdespite huge infrastructure. Additionally, recent biobehavioural surveillance survey conducted in Egypt in 2006 highlight a possible concentrated epidemicamong some populations most at risk.
In Egypt, the medical profession is highly respected and valued. Egypt has ahuge health workforce with 125,000 physicians; there are 16 medical schools inEgypt. The training pipeline produces about 3,500-4,000 physicians a year. …show more content…

He was born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and later moved with his family back to Egypt. He began his directing career primarily with short movies and commercials, after which he shifted to full-length movies.6
Amr Salama is known for discussing very strong ideas in his films, bringing very dare ideas under light, and here are some examples of other films he produced:
• On a Day Like Today (2008)
• Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician (jointly with Tamer Ezzat, Ahmad Abdalla and Ayten Amin)
• Asmaa (2011)
• Excuse My French (2014)
• Made in Egypt (2014)
• Sheikh Jackson (in progress)
Awards:
The film premièred at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Film Festival, where it won the New Horizons awards for Best Director from the Arab World (Amr Salama) and Best Actor (Maged el-Kedwany). At the 2012 Fribourg International Film Festival, Asmaa won the audience award.1

Conclusion:
Asmaa is just one example of many women who suffer today not only from the disease, but also people, and this paper is a very important call for help, because writers are hereby to be the voice of people who are not dare enough to talk and express.
The only language we all have to learn how to speak is love and acceptance with our differences, especially when we have no hand in

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