Category: Film
Posted on October 30, 2011 by Trevor Avedissian
Its amazing how random a chance meeting in Tweed Heads (Northern NSW east coast of Australia) can end you up in a 5 star hotel in Egypt on the banks of the Nile. This’ll be my first departure from Australia …
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Posted on October 16, 2011 by Wamith Al-Kassab (Iraq)
God as an old bearded men: For some devout Muslims, a film accused of blasphemy caused angry protests in Tunisia. The riots were directed against a television station that broadcast to the French-Iranian film “Persepolis.” ,and today they hit the …
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Posted on October 15, 2011 by Al-Nasir Bellah (Iraq)
To some people, November 11th, 2011 is yet another regular day that may pass as much as the next one, aside from the funny coincidence that it carries 6 (ones) in it. Well, I beg to differ; for this day …
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Posted on May 10, 2011 by Bedlam Beggar (Tunisia)
After Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight in protest at repeated ill-treatment by the police, the whole Arab world echoed his scream of pain and call for justice and many countries were shaken by anti-government demonstrations. Mohamed Bouazizi is a street …
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Posted on April 10, 2010 by Yara Al-Wazir
Global Chagemakers is one of the projects that the British Council runs. It’s an international network of young activists, aged 16-25. Annually, Global Changemakers holds the Global Youth Summit, as well as several regional youth conferences. Global Changemakers also makes it possible for young minds ad activists …
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Posted on February 15, 2010 by Leyla H.
Beyond our culture of contest lies a different kind of democracy: gentle, just and… inevitable. “Beyond King of the Mountain” is a documentary short about democratic governance outside of the “Western Liberal” model. Particularly poignant for those who are thinking …
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Posted on February 3, 2010 by Daniela
Some things must be written down, before they are forgotten, so that they are not forgotten, because they cannot be forgotten. Last week, many fans across the United States made a journey that they called their hajj to the Sundance …
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Posted on January 11, 2010 by Daria Mahgoub (Egypt)
An article about the Climate Action Day that took place on the 24th of October all over the world. Egyptian activists did their part with this brilliant night of short films, Sci-fi Documentary screenings, stand up comedy acts, and a discussion led by three of the most recognized professionals in Environmental issues in Egypt.
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Posted on December 6, 2009 by Nuha Serrac (Kurdistan)
Kurdish Festival is a celebration of Kurdish Heritage in the United States. The festival will stretch a span of three days. During which, Kurds and non-Kurds, from a variety of backgrounds and across the U.S. will gather in Atlanta, Georgia. …
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Posted on November 19, 2009 by Reem Shawkat (Sudan)
Most of the time, I leave the cinema hall feeling disappointed, offended and ripped-off. Here I am, after wasting nearly two hours of my precious life, feeling slightly older and bitter that my intellect wasn’t stimulated in any way.
The question we need to ask here is not why such pathetic attempts at film-making are still being made, it’s simply: why is the public still interested in such films?
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