Ten Women (Diez Mujeres) Language:Arabic poor and illiterate girl in

poor and illiterate girl in sixteenth-century Madrid

Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe – from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos – the story expands gradually outward

seeking knowledge there until I became its top brightest pupil (ibn abi mah-li)

personal inclinations and societal expectations

Ten Women (Diez Mujeres) Language:Arabic poor and illiterate girl inNine disparate women, unknown to each other, are brought together by a tenth, a therapist, to share their stories. Regardless of their social standing, age, or profession, each woman is burdened by fear, insecurity, and loneliness. Some face a past they cannot leave behind; others, a present that is untenable, or a future that looms ominously. They find peace in one another and discover that courage overcomes all.