Examine aspects of formal analysis in "Rebellious Silence" by Shirin Neshat.

Much of
the limited formal analysis of Neshat's work centers on the role of women in traditional Islam.
 Critics point to how her works such as "Rebellious Silence" does much to open "a
pictorial discourse between feminism and contemporary Islam."  In particular, formal
analysis focuses on question of the gun located at the center of the woman, almost dividing her
in half....

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