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A picture of an unknown Tajik woman found in a Russian book on Tajikistan
encourages videomaker Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa to reflect on issues of exile and
cultural conflict for Muslim women from Afghanistan and Iran living in the
United States. Moving interviews with four women (including the director’s
mother) are interwoven with personal observations, images of the Tajik woman
and fascinating footage of Iran and Muslim culture in the US. A Tajik
Woman touches on many issues familiar to Muslim immigrants: war and
revolution, loss of homeland and conflict with fundamentalist Islamic values.
Sharing these stories begins a much-needed dialogue for Muslim women; it also
provides a better understanding of Muslim women who now live in the US.
A Women Make Movies film. 20 minutes. 1994.
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