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Football kicks in optimism for strife-torn Libyan society

Toronto, Sep 16 (UNI) The first women’s football team in Libya is sowing the seeds of optimism in the war-ravaged country and altering gender dynamics.
'Freedom Fields', a documentary film premiered at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this week, tells the story of a group of women challenging traditional norms to form the national women’s football team in Libya.
Directed by Naziha Arebi, the film explores Libya’s struggle to come to terms with the 2011 Arab Spring revolution that has raised hopes of the marginalised sections of the society.
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