"Stranger In Her Own City" director: Khadija Al-Salami, Yemen Sanaa, Yemen Do you go to school? Yes in the afternoons. What grade are you in? Seventh What do you do after school? I ride my bicycle. Nobody says anything to you? They're just envious. They say bad things about me. But that's OK. Life is short. So you're glad they're filming you , huh? Put on your veil. Yes, I'm glad. It's none of your business you fundamentalist. They're going to make you look bad. That's OK. Let them make me look bad. Just make sure your sandals are on tight. Why do you call Najmia crazy? Because she's a real tough one. She isn't afraid of anything. Why do you consider her to be strange? Because she's strange to us. Because girls don't hang out in the streets. For example here in Yemen, girls are not allowed to hang out. Only the men do that. She is the only girl who goes out like that. You must cover yourself, wear the veil. I want to be happy and breathe fresh air. Well at least wear the scarf. The veil doesn't do anything for you. Wear the scarf It's not necessary. My mother and father agree on that. That's what's important. What do you think about Najmia? Najmia is a smart girl, brave. She's not intimidated by the boys. I swear she's like a man, and more. I prefer to stay home. I don't want to be without a veil with my hair flying, like her You don't have the guts like I do. Eat meat. It'll make you strong. If you had a sister, would you let her be like Najmia? Only American woman go out. That's not how it is here in Yemen. But what's bad about going out? Don't you go out too? We're men! How come you make a difference between woman and men, even though they're equal before God and the law? If a man makes a mistake, it's his mistake. But if a woman makes a mistake, the whole family's reputation is affected. Wear your veil. You're a big girl. I am free. Go get a job, all of you sitting here like a bunch of bums. You've finished school. Find something constructive to do. This girl is the smartest girl in our neighborhood. She's worth five boys. What do you think of her? She's beautiful and adorable. A human being's honer is in the mind, not the veil. I'm fed up with Sanaa. I hate it here. I would like to run away. I would like to travel to Egypt. Sanaa makes me nervous. People tell me to wear the veil and a coat. They make me ill. Upon the screening of a longer version of this film, the President of Yeman, Ali Abdullah Saleh, offered to pay for Najima's education. Najima currently lives in Sanna with her family and is now wearing a veil. She attends school sporadically.