Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards

2004· 60 min★ 6.7· Documentary

The documentary investigates the phenomenon of Qaddafi's elite female bodyguard corps and the tensions these women embody: tensions between Islam, modernisation in a nomadic society, a militarist feminism and an urban dictatorship.

Cast: Rania Ajami, Muammar Gaddafi, Fathiya Tabishat

Director: Rania Ajami