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Animated Films

Date released

1977

Series name

London Line

Issue no

553A

NoS ID

350676

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: In Britain an Arabic commentator looks at the first animated film to be produced specially for the Arab world. It is called "The Adventures of Bady" and tells the story of a shepherd boy. When...

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A Glimpse of Araby

Date released

29 Jan 1925

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

191

NoS ID

331200

Story no

3 / 5

Pathe Intertitles - "Life spells work for the Arab woman. Moving continually, it is she who pitches the tent at each stopping place. (The tent itself is made by the woman out of goat’s hair.)" "Then the...

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Egypt: Children of the Revolution

Director

May Abdalla

Subject

Politics & government; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, £195.00), £195.00

International investigative documentary series. In February 2011, millions of Egyptians came together to bring down President Hosni Mubarak in what became the defining moment of the Arab Spring. This...

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Only Logical Way, The (1971 Film)

Director

Tim Hohenboken

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shot in Lebanon and Jordan. Shows the dilemma of the Palestinians living in refugee camps throughout the Arab world and their support for the liberation movement. Dr Nobil Sha’ath sees the return to...

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Round the World News Flashes

Date released

18 Jul 1955

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2609

NoS ID

154888

Story no

1 / 2

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Arab Legion band (59 feet) Canadian sea-saw fishing (38 feet) Boxing: Valignat v Sinn (50 feet) Vietnam Army (37 feet) Brussels Catholic demonstration (34 feet) Prague sports festival (53 feet) International...

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Arabic Books In Britain

Date released

1976

Series name

London Line

Issue no

534A

NoS ID

326913

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Since the invention of printing 500 years ago, the subsequent increase in the volume of books available to the public has seemed limitless. However, new books can still be costly, and to supply...

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Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens (2018)

Subject

Agriculture; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £14.99

In this BBC documentary, renowned gardener Monty Don travels in search of paradise gardens referenced in the Koran as green spaces filled with flowers and fruit where shade and water provide a safe haven...

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Square, The (2014)

aka: Midan, Al

Director

Jehane Noujaim

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 106 minutes), £17.99

In 2011 filmmaker Jehane Noujaim was a regular visitor to the demonstrations in Tahriri Square in Cairo, and his documentary AL MIDAN (THE SQUARE) captures Egypt’s political upheaval as it happens, with...

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Last Prophet (2002)

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 122 min), £17.99

A portrait of Nusrat who produced a contemporary interpretation of the qawwali, the Moslem chanting song emanating from the belief of the Sufis. It comes from Pakistan and combines traditional Persian poetic...

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Heritage of Islam - Where Worlds Meet

Filmed

1977

Series name

London Line

Issue no

3

NoS ID

350712

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Islam - the Muslim world, which extends from the Middle East deep into Africa and as far east as Indonesia. Civilisation owes much to Islam: Islamic scholars built the world’s first...

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