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• Film Studies



• Between Words: Narrating Identities in Contemporary Moroccan Women's Film


While film poses challenges because of its reliance on the visual and its creation of stereotypical representations, it also has the potential for deconstructing misnomers. My project proposal is to explore how women are imagined, racialized, and gendered in contemporary Moroccan film in order to reflect on the discourses of race and gender in Moroccan and Western frameworks, that have global implications abroad and at home.

• Politics



• The Role of Political Islam in Morocco's Struggle for Independence


While Political Islam has become one of the major focuses of Middle East Politics, relatively little study has been done on the role of Political Islam in the Maghreb in general, and Morocco in particular. I plan to study the role of Islam in politics during the Moroccan struggle for independence, from the years following World War II to 1956. Researching Political Islam from a historical perspective will be a strong foundation for my future studies.

• Public Health



• AIDS prevention research for women in Morocco

Working with Dr. Himmich, President of the Moroccan AIDS Service Organization (ALCS), I would examine the reasons behind the rising rate of HIV infection among Moroccan women and help in the process of finding feasible and effective preventative measures. After taking the five-week intensive language program in Moroccan Spoken Arabic in Fez, I would work in association with Dr. Himmich and the ALCS in Casablanca from October through June 2003.