Islamic Studies
WAR GENERATION: BEIRUTIslamic Studies Middle Eastern Studies Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This insightful documentary examines the atmosphere of violence in war torn Beirut as seen through the lives of its children and young people.
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SECRET HEBRON: THE SCHOOL RUNEducation Islamic Studies Middle Eastern Studies Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This video reveals the plight of young Palestinian children in the West Bank city of Hebron who regularly risk being attacked by Israeli soldiers as they try to go to school each morning.
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WOMEN IN BLACK (by Donna Baillie)Women's Studies Islamic Studies Jewish Studies Directed by Women
This video documents the activities of Women in Black, a multinational organization that holds vigils for peace around the world, focusing on their efforts to promote a peaceful resolution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
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JUDGEMENT DAYChildren & Young Adult Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Peace & Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Jewish Studies Islamic Studies African Studies
This video, by comparing the current Israeli/Palestinian conflict with the previous struggle for liberation and democracy in South Africa, makes a universal statement about war and the effects of war on young people on both sides of the conflicts.
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IRAQ: VOICES FROM THE STREETSSociology Political Science Islamic Studies Middle Eastern Studies Directed by Women
Joins a U.S. congressional delegation, led by Congressman Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia) and former South Dakota Senator James Abourezk, that traveled to Iraq in September 2002 to meet with Sa'doun Hammadi, Speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly, and Tariq Aziz, former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, to discuss the re-admission of UN arms inspectors in the hope of averting war.
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CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATION (Series)World History Political Science Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Archeology
Produced in collaboration with a distinguished group of historians, archaeologists, art historians and political scientists, explores the history and cultural heritage of the Middle Eastern world.
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AQABAT JABER: PASSING THROUGHSociology Peace & Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies
Portrays life in Aqabat Jaber in the West Bank, one of sixty Palestinian refugee camps
built "temporarily" by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) in the
early 1950s. The film portrays daily life in the camp, and includes interviews with
representatives of three generations of Palestinians.
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DOES THE CACTUS HAVE A SOUL?Sociology Political Science Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies
Examines the controversial historical issues surrounding the Israeli destruction of
Palestinian villages and the confiscation of Arab-owned land during and following the
Arab-Israeli War.
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HOSTAGE OF TIMEWomen's Studies Sociology Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Health
This documentary focuses on the experience of a young woman doctor who in August
1993 returns to her village in South Lebanon to find it badly damaged after a massive
Israeli attack which destroyed fifty villages and displaced 450,000 people.
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JEDDAH: BRIDE OF THE SEAArchitecture Cultural Studies Economics Islamic Studies Middle Eastern Studies
This video examines the ancient Red Sea port of Jeddah, one of the oldest commercial
waterways in the world, and renowned in the Middle East as "the Bride of the Sea."
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HANAN ASHRAWI: A WOMAN OF HER TIMEWomen's Studies Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Directed by Women
Profiles Hanan Ashrawi, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization
during the Middle East peace talks with Israel, but who later turned down a position in
the new government in favor of continuing her efforts on behalf of peace and human
rights.
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WHO WILL CAST THE FIRST STONE?Sociology Religion & Spirituality Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Criminal & Law Asian Studies Directed by Women
Examines the impact of Islamization on women in Pakistan, revealing the oppression and
injustice which has led Pakistani women to the forefront of the political struggle for equal
rights.
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