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  1. Feminism Inshallah: A History of Arab Feminism (2014)

    Director
    Feriel Ben Mahmoud
    Subject
    Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 mins), $350 (institutional rate)

    The struggle for Muslim women’s emancipation is often portrayed stereotypically as a showdown between Western and Islamic values, but Arab feminism has existed for more than a century. The documentary...

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  2. Manuscripts of Timbuktu, The (2012)

    Director
    Zola Maseko
    Producer
    David Max Brown
    Subject
    Anthropology; Arabic studies; Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 52 minutes), $195.00

    A film on how the legendary Timbuktu became one of the world’s leading scholarly and trading centres during the 12 - 15th centuries. It dispels the myth that Africa had no science or written culture before...

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  3. Wadjda (2012)

    Director
    Haifa al-Mansour
    Subject
    Politics & government; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £5.99

    Feature film. The first film directed by a woman in Saudi Arabia exposes the country’s denial of women’s rights while giving Muslim feminism a voice. The film was shot largely clandestinely and tells the...

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  4. Iron Wall, The (2009)

    Subject
    Geography; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £20.00

    A succinct documentary on Israel’s settlement programme, encompassing the underlying dynamics of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. In 1923, Vladimir Jabotinsky - father of the Zionist right - wrote: "Zionist...

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  5. Garbage Dreams (2009)

    Director
    Mai Iskander
    Subject
    Anthropology; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 83 minutes), £12.00

    An award-winning documentary that brings to life the humanity and dignity of Cairo’s garbage collector class (Al Zabaleen), highlighting the foresight and value in their work, and their incredible...

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  6. Jerusalem: The East Side Story (2008)

    Director
    Mohammed Alatar
    Subject
    Arabic studies; History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), £20.00

    This documentary, produced by the Palestine Agricultural Relief Committees, looks at the Israeli government’s policy regarding the city and its inhabitants and includes interviews with Palestinian and...

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  7. Iraq in Fragments (2007)

    Director
    James Longley
    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

    This incredibly photographed, well-balanced documentary looks at life in war-torn Iraq through the eyes of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds and is the sum of the two years American director James Longley struggled...

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  8. Cymbeline (Video)

    Subject
    Drama

    Video recording of Cymbeline staged at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as part of the Globe to Globe season. Performed by the South Sudan Theatre Company and spoken in Juba Arabic.

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  9. Richard II (Video)

    Director
    Conall Morrison
    Subject
    Drama

    Video recording of Richard II staged at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as part of the Globe to Globe season. Performed by the Ashtar company from Ramallah and spoken in Palestinian Arabic. Sami Metwasi is...

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  10. Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad (Video)

    Director
    Monadhl Daodd
    Subject
    Drama

    Video recording of Baghdad’s Iraqi Theatre Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the World Shakespeare Festival. The play is set in contemporary...

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