

Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards
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2004-01-04 • 1h 0m
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.
- Directors
- Rania Ajami
- Writters
- Rania Ajami
- Editors
- Rania Ajami, Rania Ajami

Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards
Visit website2004-01-04 • 1h 0m
7.0/10 • 6
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.
- Directors
- Rania Ajami
- Writters
- Rania Ajami
- Editors
- Rania Ajami, Rania Ajami
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsRania Ajami
Herself
Muammar Gaddafi
Himself
Fathiya Tabishat
Herself
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- Keywords
- libyacolonel gaddafi