A Question of Modesty

We journey to a small village in West Africa during the time of the Middle Passage where the religions Of Islam and Christianity imprint a different construct of modesty onto traditional societies and their indigenous belief systems.

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2005
Choreography, Costume,Musical Direction, Set and Light Design: Abdel R. Salaam

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