The Middle East Studies Collection

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The Middle East Studies Collection includes the following titles:

Living With The Past

Cairo is one of the few medieval cities in the world that remains relatively intact. This a portrait of Darb al-Ahmar, a neighborhood in the old city now facing a process of radical change.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 56 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

Mustapha Kemal Ataturk

The story of the founder of the Republic of Turkey, called Ataturk ('the father of the Turks').

Icarus Films | 2005 | 52 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult

Neither Allah, Nor Master!

An explosive, personal look at secularism in the Muslim country of Tunisia.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 71 minutes | 9-12, COLLEGE, ADULT

Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said

Traces the life and work of Edward Said (1935-2003), the Palestinian-born intellectual who wrote widely on history, literature, music, philosophy and politics.

Icarus Films | 2006 | 138 minutes | College, Adult

Palestine Is Still The Issue

John Pilger returns to the Middle East and questions why there has been no progress towards peace.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 53 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

R21 aka Restoring Solidarity

The growing struggle for Palestinian self-determination between 1960 and 1980 was supported by radical left-wing movements worldwide, including Japan.

Collective Eye Films | 2022 | 71 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults

Skies Above Hebron

A coming-of-age film depicting the challenges and hopes of brothers Amer and Anas during five years of filming in the Palestinian old city of Hebron.

Dutch CORE | 2020 | 55 minutes | College, Adults

Syria: the Assads' Twilight

A lively documentary history of Syria's Assad regime, tracing its origins and influence, even as it clings to power in the face of the Arab spring.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 52 minutes | 9-12, COLLEGE, ADULT

Tadmor

Eight former detainees recall the years spent being tortured in Syria's notorious Tadmor Prison.

Icarus Films | 2016 | 103 minutes

Tahrir: Liberation Square

Director Stefano Savona lived and filmed on the front lines in Tahrir Square, Cairo, to make this film from the heart of the protests that overthrew Mubarak in Egypt last year.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 90 minutes | 10-12, COLLEGE, ADULT

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