Come join us for a special screening of the film Salma’s Home at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted by the Aga Khan Documentation Center in collaboration with the Center For Arabic Culture in Boston.Discussion with director and writer Hanadi Elyan immediately following the film.About the Film SALMA’S HOME is set in Jordan and revolves around three women with distinct personalities. SALMA (Juliet Awad) is a talented baker living alone in a large old house overlooking downtown Amman running a unprofitable home-based bakery, her daughter FARAH (Sameera Asir) is a young working mother with marital problems with husband Malek (Firas Taybeh). Their lives are disrupted by the death of Salma’s ex-husband. The funeral takes place at his current wife’s house, LAMIA (Rania Kurdi), an aspiring socialite who is obsessed with building her brand online. After the funeral, Uncle Emad (Waleed Jizawi) brings shocking facts to light leading to territorial clashes and finally forcing the three women to accept some harsh realities and take control of their lives.Awards Best Feature Film at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival Narrative Feature Audience Award at Austin Film Festival

Time: 9:00 AMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Time: 9:15 AMLocation: Durham, NC / Duke University

This in-person class covers hands-on care of the newborn and very young infant.We’ll practice feeding, diapering, holding, dressing, and getting our “pretend” model babies to sleep.You’ll learn about normal newborn behavior and discuss different ways to handle crying and sleep.We’ll also talk about going out and finding support and community.You’ll leave with multiple handouts that you can refer to in the future.Cost covers 2 people (mom and support person).Registration is required on our wellness class website. If you do not already have an account on this website, you'll need to create one. This is a fee-based class and open to the entire MIT community.

Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Medford, MA / Tufts University

Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Cambridge, MA