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  1. Islamic Art at the V&A (2006)

    aka: Making of the Jameel Gallery, The Introduction to Islamic Art, An

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 2 x 50 minutes), £21.99

    Two films on Islamic art released to coincide with the opening of the Jameel Gallery at the V&A in July 2006 - the first redesign of the space in 50 years and a three year project. The V&A has one of the...

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Lab and the Mosque, The (2005)

    Subject
    Religious studies; Science

    In the Western world, science and religion occupy different spheres. Religion might sometimes be called on to provide an ethical dimension to a scientific issue, but by and large, it is believed that science...

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  5. Pakistan - Jihad Junior High (2005)

    Subject
    Politics & government; Religious studies

    Critics in the West argue that Pakistan’s madrassas glorify terrorism and should be shut down. But any proposed reforms are bound to be controversial in Pakistan. At a madrassa in Pakistan, students are...

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  6. Mahomet (2003)

    aka: Mohammed

    Subject
    History; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 290 minutes), £27.00

    A documentary series of five 52-minute episodes on the genesis of Islam, the life of the Prophet, the Koran, the Sunna, the Haddith, the emergence of the commentaries and Muslim rights, but also the Arabs,...

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  7. Sultan Baybars’ Qur’An (2002)

    Subject
    Art; Librarianship; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, CD-ROM (Hybrid), £12.95

    The Royal Mamluk Baybars’ Qur’an is recognised as the masterpiece of its time. It was produced in Cairo during 1304-6 and is called after the Mamluk ruler Baybar II who commissioned it. The calligraphic...

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  8. Ceremonie Qawwali (2002)

    Subject
    Music; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 77 minutes), £13.99 (inclusive)

    The Sufis are a mystical sect of Islam and qawwali is the form of music they have developed in India and Pakistan, since the 13th century. The central focus of the music is the intensity of feeling in the...

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  9. Sudan: The Secret Story (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

    Examines the reasons behind civil war and successive famines in south Sudan, revealing evidence of geneocide by the Sudanese regime to eradicate the black, non-Islamic peoples of the region with the aim of...

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  10. People’s Century (Parts 22-24) (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Bill Treharne Jones; Ben Loeterman; Anne Moir
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 165 min.

    A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of the ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 22 (producer Anne Moir): By...

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