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“It's important in any project to remain focused.”

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Jehane Noujaim is an Egyptian-American documentary filmmaker born on May 17, 1974. Her work focuses on political and social change in the Middle East and North Africa, known for its unique perspective and in-depth investigation. more

“If you can laugh with somebody and relate to somebody, it becomes harder to dehumanize them. I think that most of what we are constantly bombarded with in terms of media leads you to a creation of 'the Other' and a dehumanization of 'the Other,' and it's very much an us-versus-them conversation.”

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“I'm interested in characters that are complex people.”

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“I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told.”

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“I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have.”

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“There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.”

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“Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that.”

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“Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.'”

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“A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it.”

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“Look at the Civil Rights Movement. Look at any kind of fight for change. People had to keep fighting and taking their rights. Rights are never given to you. They have to be fought for and they have to be taken.”

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“My work is drawn to the political but avoids an agenda. There is no inherent critique or support.”

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