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Baghdad Blogger
directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Ir...
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directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
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"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Iraq, they are cleverly worded, cantankerous and non-partisan overviews of reality outside the Green Zone. The blogger made his pseudonym...
"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Iraq, they are cleverly worded, cantankerous and non-partisan overviews of reality outside the Green Zone. The blogger made his pseudonymous name with "The Baghdad Blog," an online English-lingo journal of life before, during and since the U.S. invasion. An architect and decidedly Western-skewed fellow, he is troubled by the inability of the Americans to maintain a stable occupation. He witnesses the failure of the interim government under Prime Minister Allawi and the formation of a new army under the cleric Al Sadr. This army has undermined the American plan of an orderly political process leading to elections. Instead, it has created havoc. Pax slowly and sadly closes his laptop at the end of the film. A "cutting edge" discussion starter for journalism and communications classes, as well as Middle East studies. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Salam Pax
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Journalism, Humanities
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Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Battle for Peace - Shimon Peres
produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political sc...
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produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
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The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political scene. The film traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights the late Prime Minister Rabin's own critical role. Shimo...
The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political scene. The film traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights the late Prime Minister Rabin's own critical role. Shimon Peres is one of the last of Israel's living patriarchs. High School College Adult
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Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julie Gal
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Shimon Peres, 1923-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Inside the Closed Kingdom: Saudi Arabia
produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 40 mins
It has become apparent over the past few years that an increasingly destabilized Saudi Arabia is more willing to listen to Islamic fundamentalists and to bankroll the Al-Qaeda terrorist network in a holy war against the West. This troubling film includes an interview with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah ibn A...
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produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 40 mins
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It has become apparent over the past few years that an increasingly destabilized Saudi Arabia is more willing to listen to Islamic fundamentalists and to bankroll the Al-Qaeda terrorist network in a holy war against the West. This troubling film includes an interview with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah ibn Abdul-aziz al-Saud who is effectively the country's ruler. He states that he is unaware of any Saudi funds going to terrorist groups. Am...
It has become apparent over the past few years that an increasingly destabilized Saudi Arabia is more willing to listen to Islamic fundamentalists and to bankroll the Al-Qaeda terrorist network in a holy war against the West. This troubling film includes an interview with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah ibn Abdul-aziz al-Saud who is effectively the country's ruler. He states that he is unaware of any Saudi funds going to terrorist groups. American attorneys working for the families of victims from September 11, 2001claim otherwise. One attorney, Allan Gerson, is suing Saudi charities, banks and members of the royal family for $2 trillion for allegedly financing the September 11 attacks. He claims to have evidence that money went from Saudi charities, via terrorist cells in Europe, to the Jema'ah Islamiah group in Southeast Asia for the Bali bombing, and that they were the same people who funded the Twin Towers attack This film obtained rare access to the "closed kingdom," where we see a country full of frustrated young people - sixty percent under the age of 25 - who are increasingly alienated, both by some in the royal family and perceived American aggression against Muslim countries College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Iran: The Cyber-Dissidents
produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 55 mins
Iran, an Islamic republic, has the largest number of internet users in the Middle East. A large dissident population is finding new ways to communicate, risking arrest, prison, torture and even death as they try to organize resistance to the repressive religious government. To be a reformer today is to live danger...
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produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 55 mins
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Iran, an Islamic republic, has the largest number of internet users in the Middle East. A large dissident population is finding new ways to communicate, risking arrest, prison, torture and even death as they try to organize resistance to the repressive religious government. To be a reformer today is to live dangerously. One leader of the opposition, Farid, is a cyber-dissident whose web site has been on the cutting-age of protest. He knows he is...
Iran, an Islamic republic, has the largest number of internet users in the Middle East. A large dissident population is finding new ways to communicate, risking arrest, prison, torture and even death as they try to organize resistance to the repressive religious government. To be a reformer today is to live dangerously. One leader of the opposition, Farid, is a cyber-dissident whose web site has been on the cutting-age of protest. He knows he is taking serious risks keeping his web site up and running but says if the government destroys it, he will find another way to communicate with the reformers. A recent feature film called The Lizard which is critical of the regime has been very popular. In one chilling scene, a crowd of ticket-buyers outside one of the movie theatres where it's playing is seen being watched by government agents. This is a unique view of Iran to which an American film crew could never have access. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Sciences, Humanities
Copyright Message
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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan
produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political...
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produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
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Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, wh...
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, where the students are mainly from privileged, middle class backgrounds. But even here, the underlying feeling is that the United States only cares or acts when its own people are at risk and that many American policies are determined on racial grounds against "black or brown people". In Peshawar, anti-war demonstrators believe that the war on Afghanistan following September 11th, was not justified because the West did not provide proof of the Taliban's culpability. In this part of the world, the spectre of the IMF looms large. Khan notes that as the services provided by the Pakistani government diminish under the pressure of its debts, the vacuum created has been filled by others. The poor turn to religious schools, often breeding grounds for a more intolerant version of Islam. Unsurprisingly, their influence is strongest where poverty is most pronounced. This fascinating and highly resonant report goes a long way towards explaining the problematic nature of the relationship between Islam and the West. It is a schism that developed long before the bombing of Afghanistan, and is likely to take even longer to heal. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Journeyman Pictures
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
International relations, Politics, Religion, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Motherland Afghanistan
directed by Sedika Mojadidi; produced by Jenny Raskin, Catherine Gund, 1965- and Sedika Mojadidi (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2006), 1 hour 13 mins
Filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and her father, Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi, are Afghans who have made a home in the United States. After the US-led invasion to oust the Taliban, Dr. Mojadidi, a specialist in women's health, decides to return to his war-ravaged homeland to help rebuild and modernize the hospitals and clinics wh...
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directed by Sedika Mojadidi; produced by Jenny Raskin, Catherine Gund, 1965- and Sedika Mojadidi (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2006), 1 hour 13 mins
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Filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and her father, Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi, are Afghans who have made a home in the United States. After the US-led invasion to oust the Taliban, Dr. Mojadidi, a specialist in women's health, decides to return to his war-ravaged homeland to help rebuild and modernize the hospitals and clinics which serve the women of Afghanistan.
Sedika, camera in hand, accompanies her father in order to document this most difficult yet reward...
Filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and her father, Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi, are Afghans who have made a home in the United States. After the US-led invasion to oust the Taliban, Dr. Mojadidi, a specialist in women's health, decides to return to his war-ravaged homeland to help rebuild and modernize the hospitals and clinics which serve the women of Afghanistan.
Sedika, camera in hand, accompanies her father in order to document this most difficult yet rewarding journey. The result is Motherland Afghanistan, an inspiring portrait of dedication and fortitude in some of the most harsh and unforgiving physical, political and cultural terrain on Earth.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jenny Raskin, Catherine Gund, 1965-, Sedika Mojadidi
Author / Creator
Sedika Mojadidi
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
First Run Features
Topic / Theme
Afghan people, Childbirth, Public health, Women's health issues, Humanities, Romani
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of First Run Features.
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Oil in Iraq: Curse or Blessing
directed by Robert Mugnerot (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 52 mins
For anyone wanting to understand the politics of oil in the Middle East, this film is an important resource. It traces the history of the oil industry in Iraq from the time the country was formed after World War I as a British Protectorate. It details the exploitation of the oil by Western oil companies until the...
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directed by Robert Mugnerot (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 52 mins
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For anyone wanting to understand the politics of oil in the Middle East, this film is an important resource. It traces the history of the oil industry in Iraq from the time the country was formed after World War I as a British Protectorate. It details the exploitation of the oil by Western oil companies until the industry was nationalized in the 70's to the collective joy of the Iraqi people. The film explains Saddam Hussein's rise to power from...
For anyone wanting to understand the politics of oil in the Middle East, this film is an important resource. It traces the history of the oil industry in Iraq from the time the country was formed after World War I as a British Protectorate. It details the exploitation of the oil by Western oil companies until the industry was nationalized in the 70's to the collective joy of the Iraqi people. The film explains Saddam Hussein's rise to power from being the oil minister, the role of the Ba'ath party in modernizing Iraq with the help of oil profits; and the conflict with its neighbors Iran and Kuwait over control of the oil. It shows the excesses of power and curtailment of personal freedom inflicted by Saddam, and the greed of Iraq and Iran regarding Kurdish oil. Among those interviewed is the former director of the Iraqi Petroleum Company, from exile in Turkey. He was brought back by the U.S. after the second Gulf War to be provisional head of the Ministry of Oil. Devastated by the first Gulf War, we see how even before the second Gulf War, the country was sorrowfully impoverished, though sitting on vast resources of "black gold." College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Robert Mugnerot
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
History curriculums, Politics, Humanities
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Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Peacemakers
produced by Mockingbird Company (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 48 mins
In the midst of the simmering animosity between the governing Israelis and the Arab population, there are voices for peace rarely heard by the outside world. Some Jews, Arabs and Christians are making efforts to create tolerance and understanding. While extremists on both sides still prefer the hard line and the s...
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produced by Mockingbird Company (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 48 mins
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In the midst of the simmering animosity between the governing Israelis and the Arab population, there are voices for peace rarely heard by the outside world. Some Jews, Arabs and Christians are making efforts to create tolerance and understanding. While extremists on both sides still prefer the hard line and the spilling of blood, these voices of peace are having an influence on Israel's future. High School College Adult
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mockingbird Company
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Saddam's Revenge
directed by Antonia Rados; produced by Antonia Rados (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 52 mins
The "Sunni Triangle" in the center of Iraq is an area inhabited by five million people, united by the same religion and the same social structure based on an ancient tribal system. Under Saddam Hussein, the Sunni tribes enjoyed special favors and privileges. He made them the backbone of his state, his party and hi...
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directed by Antonia Rados; produced by Antonia Rados (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 52 mins
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The "Sunni Triangle" in the center of Iraq is an area inhabited by five million people, united by the same religion and the same social structure based on an ancient tribal system. Under Saddam Hussein, the Sunni tribes enjoyed special favors and privileges. He made them the backbone of his state, his party and his army.
This film explores what has become of the Sunni tribes a year after the end of Saddam's dictatorship. The filmmaker observes t...
The "Sunni Triangle" in the center of Iraq is an area inhabited by five million people, united by the same religion and the same social structure based on an ancient tribal system. Under Saddam Hussein, the Sunni tribes enjoyed special favors and privileges. He made them the backbone of his state, his party and his army.
This film explores what has become of the Sunni tribes a year after the end of Saddam's dictatorship. The filmmaker observes their relationship with the U.S. forces in Falluja, the heart of the the Iraqi insurgency. There, in the last refuge of Saddam's former security apparatus, she meets radical preachers, former officers of Saddam's Secret Service and others who began the revolt against US forces. These men know they are protected by Sunni tribal tradition which assists and supports them and punishes those they consider traitors with death. Also interviewed is Sheik Sabah who has tried to help the Americans understand how to be more effective in dealing with the Sunnis. The film also captures the cycle of violence escalating between Sunni and Shia muslims as assassinations occur on both sides.
The American in charge of the area, Colonel Drinkwine, discusses the difficulties he faces as he tries to take control of what is actually a civil war. Other American officers and former CIA agents discuss Saddam's dangerous legacy which threatens the stability and future of Iraq. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Antonia Rados
Author / Creator
Antonia Rados
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Stakes of Islam: The Perilous Valley of Central Asia
directed by Karel Procop; produced by La Sept Cinéma and Boyard Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 56 mins
The Fergana Valley, a fertile plain rich in gas deposits in Central Asia is populated by more than a hundred million inhabitants in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan. This film takes an in-depth look at the Islamic fundamentalist threat in this strategic region.
Aided by other Islamic countries, fundamentalis...
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directed by Karel Procop; produced by La Sept Cinéma and Boyard Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 56 mins
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The Fergana Valley, a fertile plain rich in gas deposits in Central Asia is populated by more than a hundred million inhabitants in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan. This film takes an in-depth look at the Islamic fundamentalist threat in this strategic region.
Aided by other Islamic countries, fundamentalists have targeted the Fergana Valley for an "Islamic Republic" because of its wealth and its historical roots in Islam. Making the most...
The Fergana Valley, a fertile plain rich in gas deposits in Central Asia is populated by more than a hundred million inhabitants in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan. This film takes an in-depth look at the Islamic fundamentalist threat in this strategic region.
Aided by other Islamic countries, fundamentalists have targeted the Fergana Valley for an "Islamic Republic" because of its wealth and its historical roots in Islam. Making the most of political unrest and economic problems in the young republics, they infiltrate the population, while small military commandos engage in terrorist actions to destabilize the governments and encourage fanaticism. Terrorists entered the region through the high valleys of the Pamir in Tajikistan where drugs, weapons and fighters move along the peaks. This country, still recovering from a vicious civil war, is on the brink of starvation; most are kept alive through several NGO's massive assistance.
The Imam of the Great Mosque of Kokand, the Great Mufti of Tashkent and the Uzbek Vice Minister of Religious Affairs describe the severe repression of Islam during the Communist era. They believe a large rebirth of Islam is taking place, worrying neighboring Russia and China. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
La Sept Cinéma, Boyard Production
Author / Creator
Karel Procop
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Religion, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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