The Middle East Studies Collection
The Middle East Studies Collection includes the following titles:
A young boy escapes Afghanistan, traveling over 12,000 km alone to France and experiencing the terror and dangers of clandestine migration. Taken into the care of the child welfare services, a psychologist helps him to tame nightmares caused by abandon and poverty. The filmmakers follow his quest for a new life over 8 years, until he enters adulthood.
An Iranian Kurd and political refugee in France, goes to Iraq where accompanied by Kojin, a 23-year-old gay friend, he confronts - with a great sense of humor - his devout family, friends and other members of the Kurdish community with their prejudices against homosexuality.
A Syrian refugee couple tell the story of their exile to Sweden to their youngest daughter, Sally. They recount their journey as migrants being smuggled across borders, evoke memories of their beloved Syria, and talk of the violence which is present at all times. What will they remember? What will they tell their children about the past?
A music video that interprets images gleaned from the net – images that either never appear in the mainstream media, or images whose import are masked behind a velvet curtain of global infotainment.
The Gaza Strip has been a virtual prison for Palestinians for over fifty years.
Efforts are underway in Egypt and Yemen to fortify flour with iron to wipe out needless malnutrition.
A film about people born into conflict, sworn to be enemies, Palestinians and Israelis, who challenged their fate and joined together to say "enough."
Biotechnology reduces the gene pool of the world's staple food crops.
Focuses on the human cost of the Iraq War to contrast corporate-controlled media coverage with independent media.
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