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  1. Middle East from Space, The (1980 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, 20 slides. col.

    A combination of Gemini and Landsat imagery of the geographically accepted definition of the Middle East, emphasising geological and land-use variety.

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  2. Mixed Up in the Middle East (2011)

    Director
    Elizabeth Byrne
    Subject
    Arabic studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £195.00

    As the daughter of an Arab Muslim father and Jewish mother, Reya El-Salahi travels to the heart of Israel to understand the reality of living with the conflict in the Middle East. She faces the dangers and...

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  3. Syria: Chess Match at the Borders (2008)

    Director
    Amal Hamelin des Essarts
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 minutes), $348

    Syria is a single-party dictatorship country, ruled since 1970 by Hafez al-Assad and, following his death in 2000, by his son Bashar. Despite the lack of any significant oil reserves, this nation is both a...

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  4. Knowledge is the Beginning (2005)

    Director
    Paul Smaczny
    Subject
    Music; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Hire, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), free for academic use

    World-renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim and Palestinian writer Edward Said have generated controversy and admiration with the founding of their West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in 1999. This documentary...

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  5. Edward Said: The Last Interview (2004)

    Director
    Michael Dibb
    Subject
    Literature; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 208 minutes), £7.00

    Edward Said was born in Jerusalem in 1935. Internationally acclaimed for his books on literature, politics, and the intersection of politics and culture, Said was the most prominent spokesman for the...

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  6. European Muslims and Eastern Christians: The Broken Mirrors (2006)

    aka: Broken Mirrors: European Muslims, Eastern Christians

    Director
    Jacques Debs
    Producer
    Mesut Tufan
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 133 minutes), $29.95

    For centuries, Muslims in Europe and Christians in the Middle East have lived side by side in the old Ottoman Empire, despite experiencing periodic setbacks, failures, and in the worst cases, genocide. Using...

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  7. Like As the Lute (1979 Film, Video)

    Director
    Leszek Burzynski
    Producer
    Brian Eastman
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Based on a British Council tour of the Middle East by the lutenist Anthony Rooley and the soprano Emma Kirkby the film demonstrates the relationship between Arabic and European Renaissance music. Rooley is...

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  8. Birth of Israel, The (2008)

    Director
    Toby Sculthorp
    Producer
    Toby Sculthorp
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £195.00

    May 14th 1948: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion announced the establishment of the state of Israel in the portion of Palestine which the UN had allocated for a Jewish state. Within twenty four hours the...

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  9. Once Upon a Time in Iran (2006)

    aka: Pilgrimage to Karbala

    Director
    Kevin Sim
    Producer
    Rebecca Dobbs
    Subject
    Politics & government; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £12.99

    In the summer of 2006,a bus full of pilgrims left Tehran in Iran on the dangerous journey to Karbala in Iraq. ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAN follows this breath-taking journey - a spiritual and emotional...

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  10. Return to Oasis (1989 Audio)

    Producer
    Keith Slade; Simon Vance
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 90 min., 1994 sale: £9.00

    Poetry of the Middle Eastern forces in World War 2. Begins with the voice of Montgomery taking over the Eighth Army in the desert in 1942. Includes established poets - Keith Douglas, Hamish Henderson, John...

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