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TITLE: Access to Arabic [videorecording] : a complete self-study course for beginners / written by Tim Francis ; producer/director, Malcolm Hossick. IMPRINT: [London?] : Skan Productions for Nelson Filmscan ; Guilford, CT : Distributed in the U.S.A. & Canada by Audio-Forum, 1985. 1 videocassette (78 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 2 texts. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 9033 (Library has Main work + 2 texts ) OTHER: Francis, Timothy P. Hossick, Malcolm. Shereef, A. A. M. Audio-Forum (Firm) Nelson Filmscan (Firm) Skan Productions (Firm) TOPICS: Arabic language--Spoken Arabic. Arabic language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Audio-visual aids. NOTES: Also accompanied by 2 sound cassettes. VHS. Arabic commentary: A.A.M. Shereef. SUMMARY: A self-study multi-media course to teach Arabic spoken in the Arabian Peninsula, using Arabic script as a medium of instruction. Teaches essential structures and vocabulary necessary for handling everyday social and business situations. Accompanying sound recordings shelved in Meyer Language Lab (ZCS ARA 13). Language: Arabic Year: 1985 Item CSUGAKZ7192-F (Films) AKZ7192 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Alif baa [videorecording] : introduction to Arabic letters and sounds / prepared by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Kristen Brustad ; directed by Abd Al-Hakim Al-Tonsi. Egyptian colloquial dialogues for alif-baa Introduction to Arabic letters and sounds IMPRINT: [Washington, D.C.] : Georgetown University Press, [1995] 1 videocassette (17 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 9057 (Library has c.1) OTHER: Brustad, Kristen. Tunisi, AAbd al-Hakim. Tunisi, Abbas. Al-Batal, Mahmoud. Georgetown University Press. TOPICS: Arabic language--Dialects--Egypt. Arabic language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Audio-visual aids. NOTES: Title on cassette label: Egyptian colloquial dialogues for alif-baa. To accompany sound recording of the same title. VHS format. Accompanying sound recording shelved in Meyer Language Lab. (ZCS ARA 17). Language: Arabic Year: 1995 Item CSUGAQA9720-F (Films) AQA9720 (NOTIS)
TITLE: al-Jabal [videorecording] / sinaryu wa-ikhraj Hanna Ilyas ; al- Jarmaq al-Sinamai = The mountain / a Hanna Elias picture ; Jarmaq Productions. The mountain. IMPRINT: Tarzana, Calif. : Jarmaq Productions ; [1991?]. 1 videocassette (34 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 4 reviews. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 5072 OTHER: Elias, Hanna. Asaff, Meschaih. Morkus, Rabiah. Miklish, Iyvone. Jarmaq Productions. TOPICS: Short films. Women, Palestinian Arab--Social conditions. Betrothal--Palestine. NOTES: Arabic dialogue, English subtitles. Videocassette release of a 1991 motion picture. CREDITS: Written, directed and edited by Hanna Elias ; photography, Iyvone Miklish. Meschaih Asaff, Rabiah Morkus. VHS format [NTSC] SUMMARY: A Palestinian Arab girl is betrothed by her father to a well-to-do lawyer. She loves a younger man, but would risk being killed by the men of her village if she ran away to marry him. Her grandmother and mother agree to assist her attempt to climb the barrier mountain and escape. Stanford's copy imperfect: 4 reviews wanting. Language: Arabic Year: 1991 Item CSUGAKU2422-F (Films) AKU2422 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Al-Kitaab [videorecording] : a textbook for beginning Arabic. Textbook for beginning Arabic Listening passages to accompany Al-Kitab, part 1, IMPRINT: [Washington D.C.] : Georgetown University Press, [1995- videocassettes : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 9056 (Library has pt.1, Listening passages pt. 1-2.) OTHER: Brustad, Kristen. Tunisi, Abbas. Tunisi, Abd al-Hakim. Al-Batal, Mahmoud. Georgetown University Press. TOPICS: Arabic language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers --Audio-visual aids. NOTES: Listening passages to accompany Al-Kitab, Pt. 1 published by Emory University, 1997; Al-Kitaab II listening passages published privately by Mahmoud Al-Batal. Title from cassette label. To accompany sound recording of the same title and book entitled al- Kitaab fii taallum al-Arabiyya CREDITS: Prepared by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Kristen Brustad ; directed by Abd Al-Hakim Al-Tonsi. VHS format. Accompanying sound recording shelved in Meyer Media Center (ZCS ARA 16). Accompanying book shelved in Meyer Media Center (ZCS ARA 16 TEXT) Language: Arabic Year: 1995 Item CSUGAQB0171-F (Films) AQB0171 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Altalena [videorecording] / writen and directed by Ilana Tsur. Title on container: Altalena : the ship that nearly caused a civil war in the new born state of Israel IMPRINT: Israel : Keshet Broadcasting Ltd, c1994. 1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 10188 (Library has c.1) OTHER: Tsur, Ilana. Keshet Broadcasting Ltd. National Center for Jewish Film. TOPICS: Altalena (Ship) Irgun tsevai leumi. Documentary films. Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949. Revisionist Zionism--Palestine. NOTES: CREDITS: Photography, Yoav Kosch ; translators, Michal Alexander, Granit Eliaz. Language: English Year: 1994 Item CSUGAQE2303-F (Films) AQE2303 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Aqabat Jaber [videorecording] : passing through / Dune Vision presents a film by Eyal Sivan. Passing through IMPRINT: New York : Cinema Guild, c1987. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3785 OTHER: Sivan, Eyal. Cinema Guild. Dune Vision. TOPICS: Refugee camps. Refugees, Arab. Jewish-Arab relations. Palestinian Arabs. NOTES: VHS format. In Arabic, with English subtiles. CREDITS: Producer, Thibaut de Corday ; editor, Ruth Schell ; cinematography, Nurith Aviv ; sound, Remy Attal. SUMMARY: Examines a Palestinian refugee camp which has been destroyed by the Istraelis. Various refugees express their feelings. Language: Arabic Year: 1987 Item CSUGADH1936-F (Films) ADH1936 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Arab and Jew [videorecording] : wounded spirits in a promised land/ a production of Gardner Films, Inc. with WETA, Washington, D.C. ; executive producer/principal writer, David K. Shipler ; producer/director, Robert Gardner. IMPRINT: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1989. 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide (21 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.) LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 7028 (Library has c.1: 1 videocassette; SUPPLEMENTS: "Teacher's guide") OTHER: Gardner, Robert. Shipler, David K., 1942- Arab and Jew. Gardner Films, Inc. WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) PBS Video. TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations--1949- Israel--Ethnic relations. West Bank--Ethnic relations. Gaza Strip--Ethnic relations. National characteristics, Arab. National characteristics, Israeli. NOTES: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. CREDITS: Cinematographers, Tony Cutrano, Yoram Millo, Itamar Hadar; music, David Spear ; editor, Martha Conboy. Based on the book: Arab and Jew : wounded spirits in a promised land / by David K. Shipler. VHS. SUMMARY: Examines the tension between Arabs and Jews living within the lands under jurisdiction of the Israeli state, including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and explores their prejudices, stereotypes, and interactions. "AJWS000"--Cassette label. Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUGANU8279-F (Films) ANU8279 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Arab farmworkers [videorecording] / producer/writer, Tony Rodriguez; directed by Don Whitman ; editor, W. Eric Richards . IMPRINT: [Hollywood, Los Angeles : KABC-TV, 1973] 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 6175 pt.18 SERIES: Reflecciones ; 18-73 Reflecciones (Television program) ; 73-18. OTHER: Rodriguez, Tony. Whitman, Don. Richards, W. Eric. Tafoya, Alfonso. KABC-TV (Television station : Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) TOPICS: United Farm Workers. NOTES: Title from cassette label. Narrator: Alfonso Tafoya. CREDITS: Cameraman, David Garcia, Jr. ; sound, Rene Martinez. VHS. Language: English Year: 1973 Item CSUGANL3510-F (Films) ANL3510 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Arabs, a living history [videorecording] / written by Basim Musallam ... [et al.]. Making of the Arabs. Between two worlds. City victorious. Power of the world. New knowledge for old. Building a nation. Family ties. Shadow of the West. The Arabs now. IMPRINT: Falls Church, Va. : Landmark Films, Inc., [1985- ] videocassettes (55 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 1722 (Library has c.1: pt.1-10) OTHER: Musallam, Basim. Landmark Films. TOPICS: Arab countries--History. Arab countries--Social life and customs. Civilization, Arab. Arab countries--Politics and government. Arab countries--Economic conditions. Arabs. Arabic poetry--History and criticism. Arabic literature--History and criticism. NOTES: Arabic dialogue, English subtitles, English narration. Contents: [1] The making of the Arabs -- [2] Between two worlds -- [3] The city victorious -- [4] The power of the world -- [5] New knowledge for old -- [6] Ways of faith -- [7] The shadow of the West -- [8] Building a nation -- [9] Family ties -- [10] The Arabs now. SUMMARY: Series of ten documentaries which explores Arab history, culture and society from within and through the lives and opinions of Arabs today. Language: Arabic Year: 1985 Item CSUG89-F370 (Films) AAS3058 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Arabs and the West [videorecording] / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. Moyers : the Arab world videorecording IMPRINT: New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, c1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4164 pt. 5 SERIES: The Arab world OTHER: Moyers, Bill D. McCarthy, Betsy. Tucher, Andie. Wilk, Andrew Carl. Vernardos, Kelly. Public Affairs Television (Firm) TOPICS: Arab countries. Civilization, Arab. Arab countries--Foreign relations--United States. United States--Foreign relations--Arab countries. Arab countries--Foreign relations--Europe. Europe--Foreign relations--Arab countries. NOTES: Fifth part of a five part series. "Conversations on Arab history, religion and culture"--Container. Host, interviewer: Bill Moyers. CREDITS: Produced by Betsy McCarthy, Andie Tucher ; directed by Andrew Carl Wilk ; researcher, Kelly Vernardos. VHS. SUMMARY: Bill Moyers interviews Charles Issawi, professor emeritusof Near Eastern studies at Princeton University on his thoughts about Arabs and the West. Language: English Year: 1991 ISBN 1-56176-214-8 : $12.29 Item CSUGAPB4534-F (Films) APB4534 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Arabs, who they are, who they are not [videorecording] / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. Moyers : the Arab world videorecording IMPRINT: New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, c c1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4164 pt. 1 SERIES: The Arab world OTHER: Moyers, Bill D. McCarthy, Betsy. Tucher, Andie. Wilk, Andrew Carl. Vernardos, Kelly. Public Affairs Television (Firm) Mystic Fire Video. TOPICS: Arab countries. Civilization, Arab. Arabs--Public opinion. Arabs in motion pictures. Arabs in television. Arabs in literature. NOTES: First part of a five part series. "Conversations on Arab history, religion and culture"--Container. Host, interviewer: Bill Moyers. CREDITS: Produced by Betsy McCarthy, Andie Tucher ; directed by Andrew Carl Wilk ; researcher, Kelly Vernardos. VHS. SUMMARY: Bill Moyers interviews James Abourezk, current national chairman of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and former U.S. congressman from South Dakota, Jack Shaheen, professor of English at Columbia University, and Edward Said, a member of the Palestinian National Council. They discuss the stereotyping of Arabs in the media and the common misconceptions held by many Americans about the Arab world. Language: English Year: 1991 ISBN 1-56176-210-5 : $12.29 Item CSUGADH1531-F (Films) ADH1531 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Bab al-Sama Maftuh [videorecording] = A door on the sky. Door to the sky. Door on the sky. IMPRINT: Seattle, WA : Arab Film Distribution, 1989. 1 videocassette (107 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 7102 OTHER: Tahiri, Zakiyah. Saint Paul, Eva. Ghadhrawi, Shaybiyah. al-Yazid, Faridah bin. Daldul, Hasan. Arab Film Distribution. TOPICS: Feature films. NOTES: In Arabic and French, subtitles in English. Title on container: Door to the sky. Cast: Zakiyah Tahri, Eva Saint Paul, Shaybiyah Ghadrawi, Bashir Skirj, Ahmad al-Bunani. CREDITS: Producer, Hasan Daldul ; director and writer, Faridah bin al-Yazid ; editor, Mufidah al-Talatali ; music, Anwar Braha. Originally released as a motion picture in Morocco in 1989. A foreign film (Morocco). VHS format. SUMMARY: A young woman struggles between her Morroccan heritage and adopted French culture. Social commentary on issues relating to the NorthAfrican-French culture clash. Language: Arabic Year: 1989 Item CSUGANU5314-F (Films) ANU5314 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Bab el-oued city [videorecording] / Jacques Bidou, Jean Pierre Gall`epe, Merzak Allouache, presentent ; un film de Merzak Allouache ; une production Les Matins Films, Flash Back Audiovisual, La Sept Cinema, ZDF, Thelma Film AG. IMPRINT: Seattle, Wash. : Arab Film Distribution, c1994. 1 videocassette (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Item CSUGU3791523-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: Abdou, Hassan. Allouache, Merzak. Bahri, Rachid. Bidou, Jacques. Colonna, Marie. Gall`epe, Jean Pierre. Kaci, Nadia. Mrejen, Jean Jacques. Ourdache, Mohamed. Arab Film Distribution. Flash Back Audiovisual. Matins Films. Sept Cinema. Thelma Film AG. ZDF (Firm) TOPICS: Feature films. NOTES: CREDITS: Photography, Jean Jacques Mrejen ; Editing, Marie Colonna; music, Rachid Bahri. Cast: Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Hassan Abdou, Mabrouk Ait Amara, Messaoud Hattou, Mourad Khen, Djamila, Simone Vignore, Michel Such. SUMMARY: Bab El-Oued is a working class district of Algiers. A young worker commits an act which puts the entire district in turmoil. VHS. In Arabic and French with English subtitles. Language: Arabic Year: 1994 Item CSUGU3791523-F (Films) 3791523 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Being Muslim in India [videorecording] / South Asian Area Center, University of Wisconsin. IMPRINT: Madison, WI : Film Distribution Office, The Center, [1992?] 1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 5187 OTHER: University of Wisconsin--Madison. South Asian Area Center. TOPICS: Islam--India. Muslims--India. Koran. NOTES: CREDITS: Writer, director, James McDonald. VHS. SUMMARY: Presents Islam and the Quran as seen through the lives and perspective of families and individuals in India. Language: English Year: 1984,1992 Item CSUGAKZ0922-F (Films) AKZ0922 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Bonds of pride [videorecording] / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. Moyers : the Arab world videorecoding IMPRINT: New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, c1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4164 pt. 4 SERIES: The Arab world OTHER: Moyers, Bill D. McCarthy, Betsy. Tucher, Andie. Wilk, Andrew Carl. Vernardos, Kelly. Public Affairs Television (Firm) TOPICS: Civilization, Arab. Arabic language. Arabs--Families. Arabs--Humor. Arabs--Education. NOTES: Fourth part of a five part series. "Conversations on Arab history, religion and culture"--Container. Host, interviewer: Bill Moyers. CREDITS: Produced by Betsy McCarthy, Andie Tucher ; directed by Andrew Carl Wilk ; researcher, Kelly Vernardos. VHS. SUMMARY: Bill Moyers interviews three scholars: Afaf Marsot, professor of Near and Middle Eastern history at UCLA, Yvonne Haddad, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts, and Michael Suleiman, political science professor at Kansas State University. They discuss language, family life, humor, and education in the Arab countries. Language: English Year: 1991 ISBN 1-56176-213-X : $12.29 Item CSUGAPB4532-F (Films) APB4532 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Cast a giant shadow [videorecording] / Mirisch Corporation ; a film by Melville Shavelson ; produced by Mirisch/Llenroc/Batjac. IMPRINT: [U.S.A.] : Warner Home Video ; Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by MGM/UA Home Video, 1993. 1 videocassette (142 mins.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 8926 (Library has c.1) OTHER: M203056 MGM/UA Home Video Berger, Senta. Bernstein, Elmer. Dickinson, Angie. Shavelson, Melville. Warner Home Video (Firm) MGM/UA Home Video (Firm) TOPICS: Marcus, David, 1901-1948--Drama. Feature films. Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949--Drama. NOTES: Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. CREDITS: Music, Elmer Bernstein. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson. SUMMARY: The true story of Colonel David Marcus who, against orders from his superior officer and his wife's concern, goes to the 1948 Israeli battleground to aid his fellow Jews in their fight for statehood. VHS format.700::Couglass, Kirk. Language: English Year: 1993 Item CSUGAQB4407-F (Films) AQB4407 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Celebrating the prophet in the remembrance of God [videorecording]: Sufi dhikr in Egypt / written, narrated & produced by Valerie J. Hoffman. Sufi dhikr in Egypt IMPRINT: Champaign, IL : Educational Technologies Assistance Group, Office of Instructional Resources, Division of Educational Technologies, [1997] 1 videocassette (39 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide to instructors + 1 transcription LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 11206 (Library has 1 videocassette ; SUPPLEMENTS: "Guide to instructors" "Transcription") OTHER: Hoffman, Valerie J. (Valerie Jon), 1954- TOPICS: Chants (Sufi) Mysticism--Islam--Egypt. Sufism--Egypt--Liturgy. Motion pictures, Africa. NOTES: SUMMARY: Dhikr, an Islamic mystical exercise that has evolved into a major communal ritual with important spiritual, social and psychological functions, is a regular activity in the lives of many Muslims. The particular form that dhikr takes varies according to region, mystical organization and factors such as social class. This videotape examines dhikr in Egypt, where it is performed to the accompaniment of music and song. VHS format. Language: English Year: 1997 Item CSUGU3395017-F (Films) 3395017 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Chronicle of the smoldering years [videorecording] / O.N.C.I.C. presents ; produced and directed by Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina. Title on cassette: Chronicle of the years of embers IMPRINT: Seattle, WA : Arab Film Distribution, [1997] 1 videocassette (178 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Item CSUGU3791521-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: Lakhdar-Hamina, Mohamed. Arab Film Distribution. TOPICS: Feature films--Algeria. Algeria--History--Revolution, 1954-1962--Drama. NOTES: Based on a story by M. Lakhdar-Hamina. Cataloged from credits and cassette label. Videocassette release of the 1975 motion picture. CREDITS: Screenplay, M. Lakhdar-Hamina, T. Fares, B. Boudjedra ; photography, Marcello Gatti ; editor, Youcef Tobni ; music, Philippe Arthuys. Cast: Jorgo Voyagis, Larbi Zekkal, Cheikh Nourredine, Hassan el Hassani, Leila Shenna, Sid al Kouiret, M. Lakhdar-Hamina. SUMMARY: Epic look at Algeria's struggle for independence from France. VHS. In Arabic with English subtitles. Winner of the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, 1975. Language: Arabic Year: 1975,1997 Item CSUGU3791521-F (Films) 3791521 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Covered [videorecording] / produced & directed by Tania Kamal-Eldin. Title on cassette label: Covered, Hejab in Cairo, Egypt Hejab in Cairo, Egypt IMPRINT: [Minneapolis, MN] : Her Way Productions, c1995. 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 10106 OTHER: Kamal-Eldin, Tania. Her Way Productions. TOPICS: Muslim women--Egypt--Cairo--Social conditions. Muslim women--Egypt--Cairo--Conduct of life. Veils--Social aspects--Egypt--Cairo. Veils--Religious aspects--Islam. NOTES: VHS format. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. "A rare look behind the veil in Egypt"--Cassette label. Narrator, Tania Kamal-Eldin. SUMMARY: This documentary examines the reasons behind the increased veiling occurring in Cairo, Egypt. Intimate interviews set against a backdrop of compelling footage reveal the complex motives of women choosing to cover up. Language: English Year: 1995 Item CSUGAQD6159-F (Films) AQD6159 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Dateline--1967, The Middle East [videorecording] Eagle and the bear (Television program) IMPRINT: Northbrook, Ill. : MTI Film & Video, c1989. 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 discussion guide. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3935 pt. 24 OTHER: ABC News. MTI Film & Video. TOPICS: Israel-Arab War, 1967. NOTES: VHS format. "6133MVHS." CREDITS: From the television series: The eagle and the bear, produced by ABC News. SUMMARY: News documentary, with interviews, on the events leading up to the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War of 1967, and the corresponding tensions between the Soviet Union and the US, who were backing opposing sides. Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUGAPA4849-F (Films) APA4849 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Dateline--1973, The Middle East... [videorecording] / presented by ABC News, Weintraub Productions. The Middle East. Eagle and the bear (Television program) IMPRINT: Northbrook, IL : MTI/Film & Video, c1989. 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. + 1 discussion guide (8 p. ; 19 x 10 cm.) LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3935 pt. 30 OTHER: Rotondi, Mary Ann. Van Eps, John. Farias, Jeff. Mastropolo, Frank. Morgan, Hugh, 1936- ABC News. MTI Film & Video. Weintraub Productions. Weintraub Entertainment Group. Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises. New Atlantic Productions. TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations--1967-1973. Israel-Arab War, 1967--Influence. Israel-Arab War, 1973--Influence. Israel-Arab conflicts. NOTES: VHS format. "6488M." "Series produced by Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. & Weintraub Entertainment Group in association with New Atlantic Productions." Narrator: Hugh Morgan. CREDITS: Producer, Mary Ann Rotondi ; associate producer, Justin Sturken ; senior producer, Katherine Carpenter ; executive producer, Pete Simmons ; music, John Van Eps ; researcher, Jeff Farias ; archival researcher, Frank Mastropolo. Audience: "For public libraries and classes in history, public policy and political science."--Guide, p. 1. SUMMARY: News documentary, with interviews, on the events leading up to the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973, and the corresponding tensions between the Soviet Union and the US, who were backing opposing sides. Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUGAPA4869-F (Films) APA4869 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Days of democracy [videorecording] : Egyptian women and 1995 parliamentary election / a film by Ateyyat El Abnoudy. IMPRINT: Seattle, WA : Arab Film Distribution, c1996. 1 videocassette (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Item CSUGU3791517-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: El Abnoudy, Ateyyat. Arab Film Distribution. TOPICS: Feminism--Egypt--History--20th century. Muslim women--Egypt--Social conditions. Women in politics--Egypt. NOTES: SUMMARY: This film depicts the endeavors of women in Egypt to makea comeback to political life through the parliamentary elections held at the closing years of the 20th century. VHS. In Arabic with English subtitles. Language: Arabic Year: 1996 Item CSUGU3791517-F (Films) 3791517 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Deadly currents [videorecording] / an Associated Producers Production directed by Simcha Jacobovici ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation ...in association with CityTV. IMPRINT: New York, NY : New Yorker Video, c1997. 1 videocassette (114 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 11530 (Library has c.1) OTHER: NYV 05997 New Yorker Video Halpern, Elliott. Jacobovici, Simcha. Price, Stephen. New Yorker Video (Firm) TOPICS: Documentary films. Intifada, 1987- Israel-Arab conflicts. Jewish-Arab relations. GENRE: Documentaries and factual works. NOTES: "International cinema" Additional date on container: c1991 Reunion Film Limited. Title from container. CREDITS: Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern and Ric Esther Bienstock, producers ; Mark Mackay, cinematography ; Stephen Price, original music. SUMMARY: A documentary about the history of the conflict between Jews and Arabs over the lands of the Middle East, focusing on the intifadah-- the Palestinian civil uprising that began on the occupied West Bank in the late 1980s. The film shows the conflict from both sides, giving voice to the full spectrum of opinion: Arabs and Jews, doves and militants, rational academics and bloodied combatants. The film's attempt to give meaningful form to violence and confusion is mirrored in interspersed performances by dancers, theater groups, protest singers, and a remarkable street- performer. VHS. In English, Arabic and Hebrew with English voiceover and subtitles. Awards: Winner of: Gold Award for Best Direction, Houston International Film Festival; Grand Prix, NYON International Film Festival; Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival; Genie, Best Feature Documentary (Canada). Language: English Year: 1997 ISBN 1-56730-120-7 Item CSUGU3832330-F (Films) 3832330 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Desert Storm [videorecording] : the victory / CNN Video. Victory. Operation Desert Storm. IMPRINT: [United States] : Turner Home Entertainment, 1991. 1 videocassette (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3845 SERIES: CNN special reports OTHER: Shaw, Bernard. Turner Home Entertainment (Firm) CNN Video. TOPICS: Iraq-Kuwait Crises, 1990-1991. Middle East--Politics and government--1979- NOTES: VHS format. Cassette label TITLE: Operation Desert Storm. Narrator: Bernard Shaw. SUMMARY: UN triumph over Iraq's forces. "3058E." Language: English Year: 1991 ISBN 1-55960-924-9 Item CSUGADH5653-F (Films) ADH5653 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Desert Storm [videorecording] : the war begins / CNN Video. War begins. Operation Desert Storm. IMPRINT: [United States] : Turner Home Entertainment, 1991. 1 videocassette (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3844 SERIES: CNN special reports OTHER: Shaw, Bernard. CNN Video. Turner Home Entertainment (Firm) TOPICS: Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991. Operation Desert Shield, 1990-1991. Middle East--Politics and government--1979- Iraq--Armed Forces. United States--Armed Forces. NOTES: Cassette label TITLE: Operation Desert Storm. Narrator: Bernard Shaw. VHS format. "30576". SUMMARY: Coverage of the extraordinary leaders and warriors, the history, the diplomatic ploys and battlefield stratagems in the opening chapter of the war in the gulf. Language: English Year: 1991 ISBN 1-55960-922-2 $14.95 Item CSUGADH5657-F (Films) ADH5657 (NOTIS)
TITLE: 40 m2 Deutschland [videorecording] / eine Tevfik Baser Filmproduktion in Co-Produktion mit der Studio Hamburg Film Produktion ; ein Film von Tevfik Baser. Title on cassette label: 40 q.m Deutschland 40 Quadratmeter Deutschland 40m2 Deutschland IMPRINT: Munchen : Filmverlag der Autoren und Futura Film ; Vertrieb, Home Video Edition im Filmverlag der Autoren, [199-] 1 videocassette (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 14460 (Library has c.1) OTHER: FV 106 Home Video Edition im Filmverlag der Autoren Baser, Tevfik. Fecht, Ozay. Gokgol, Demir. Okay, Yaman. Filmverlag der Autoren. Futura Film. Home Video Edition im Filmverlag der Autoren (Firm) Studio Hamburg Film Produktion. Tevfik Baser Filmproduktion. TOPICS: Feature films. Muslim women--Germany--Drama. Turks--Germany--Drama. Turks--Germany--Social conditions--Drama. NOTES: A foreign film (Germany). Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. CREDITS: Producer, director & writer, Tevik Baser ; director of photography, Izzet Akay ; editor, Renate Merck ; music, Claus Bantzer. Cast: Ozay Fecht, Yaman Okay, Demir Gorgol. SUMMARY: Dursa, a Turkish laborer in Germany, has brought his young bride, Turna, back from Turkey to his tiny, dark flat in Hamburg. Turna does not know much about Germany nor can she speak German. When she realizes that her husband locks her in his flat when he is going to work, she begins an inner rebellion against her culture and her husband. VHS (PAL) format. Language: German Year: 1986,1990 Item CSUGU3518864-F (Films) 3518864 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Dreams of Hind and Camilia [videorecording] : a film / Hussein Kalla Production ; [presented by] A.T.C. ; director, Mohammed Khan. Dreams of Hinds & Camellia Dreams of Hinds and Camellia Dreams of hinds and Camilla IMPRINT: [United States ; s.n., 1991?] 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3458 OTHER: Khan, Mohamed. Kalla, Hussein. Fathi, Hagla. Zaki, Ahmed. Riad, Aida. Chukri, Nadia. A.T.C. AME Inc. Arab Film Distribution. TOPICS: Feature films. Women, Egyptian--Drama. NOTES: VHS. Arabic dialogue, English subtitles. Title on cassette label and container: Dreams of Hinds and Camellia. Cast: Hagla Fathi, Ahmed Zaki, Aida Riad, Hassan El Adl, Mohamed Kamel. CREDITS: Story and script, Mohamed Khan ; editor, Nadia Chukri ; dialogue, Mustapha Gomaa. A foreign film (Egypt). Originally produced as motion picture? SUMMARY: Two young Egyptian women living in Cairo befriend each other and their friendship is strenghtened by the various trials of poverty and oppression they must endure together. Language: Arabic Year: 1991 Item CSUGACZ7358-F (Films) ACZ7358 (NOTIS)
TITLE: East and West [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Aymeric de Dampierre. Orient/Occident. IMPRINT: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1983. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 49 SERIES: World of Islam OTHER: Dampierre, Aymeric de. Bakewell, Michael. Holm, Ian, 1932- Films for the Humanities (Firm) TOPICS: East and West. NOTES: Title on integral container: Islam: Orient/Occident. CREDITS: English version written by Michael Bakewell ; narrated by Ian Holm. VHS. SUMMARY: Explores the give-and-take between East and West. Islam caused the Crusades, strongly influenced the cultures of Spain, Sicily, and southern France; and gave us mathematics and the concepts of chivalry and courtly love. It, in turn, accepted various influences from the West, particularly the Western style of military architecture. Language: English Year: 1983 Item CSUG85-F50 (Films) AJA3974 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Egypt, the fear & the faith [videorecording] / produced by Journeyman Pictures. Egypt, the fear and the faith IMPRINT: [New York] : Filmakers Library, [199-?] 1 videocassette (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 11492 (Library has c.1) OTHER: Filmakers Library, Inc. Journeyman Pictures (Firm) TOPICS: Coptic Church--Egypt. Christianity and other religions--Islam. Islam--Relations--Christianity. Persecution--Egypt. NOTES: SUMMARY: "The Fear and the faith exposes persecution of Christians in Egypt as Moslem fundamentalism continues to grow."--Container. VHS format. Language: English Year: 1990 Item CSUGU3819150-F (Films) 3819150 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The five pillars of Islam [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Mich`ele Arnaud. IMPRINT: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1983. 1 videocassette (30 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 46 SERIES: World of Islam. OTHER: Arnaud, Mich`ele. Bakewell, Michael. Holm, Ian, 1932- Films for the Humanities (Firm) TOPICS: Islam--History. Pillars of Islam. NOTES: Title on integral container: Islam: The five pillars of Islam. CREDITS: English version written by Michael Bakewell ; narrated by Ian Holm. VHS. SUMMARY: The world of Islam, shared by some 800 million people of all colors, economic levels and social strata is explored in this film. The essential principles on which Islam rests - its five pillars- are discussed and put into historical context. The conflict between traditional teaching and the effects of industrialization are also described. Language: English Year: 1983 Item CSUG85-F47 (Films) AJA3971 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Frontiers of war [videorecording] / a Targacatch Production for BBC Wales. Frontier of war. IMPRINT: Falls Church, VA : Landmark Films, Inc., 1988. 1 videocassettes (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3721 (Library has c.1) SERIES: Daughters of Abraham OTHER: Ford, Anna. Lipman, Beata. Trayler-Smith, Richard. BBC Wales. Landmark Films. Targacatch Productions. TOPICS: Documentary films. Historical films. Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- Jewish-Arab relations--1949- Palestinian Arabs. Women--Israel. NOTES: Title on case: "Frontier of war". VHS format. CREDITS: Producer, Beata Lipman ; director, Richard Trayler-Smith. Anna Ford. SUMMARY: Geula Cohen is a member of the Israeli parliament and the leader of a small political party. In the late '40's she was jailed as a terrorist by the British, and her views haven't changed. She is a freedom fighter and the PLO are terrorists. Her stance is that only Palesstinians who accept Zionism can stay in Israel, the rest will be put behind bars or behind the border. Language: English Year: 1988 Item CSUGADH1464-F (Films) ADH1464 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Grass [videorecording] : a nation's battle for life / a Paramont Picture ; [presented by] Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky ; recorded for the screen by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack with Marguerite Harrison. Nation's battle for life. IMPRINT: New York, N.Y. : Milestone Film & Video, 1991. 1 videocassette (71 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4871 OTHER: Zukor, Adolph, 1873- Lasky, Jesse L. Cooper, Merian C. Schoedsack, Ernest B., 1893- Harrison Marguerite. Paramont Pictures, inc. Milestone Film & Video. TOPICS: Bakhtiari. Middle East--Description and travel. NOTES: VHS. Originally produced as motion picture in 1925. SUMMARY: A documentary in which Merian C. Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Marguerite Harrison travel through Asia Minor and Iraq to reach a tribe of nomads in Iran known as the Bakhtyari. They follow the tribe on its forty-eight day trek across deserts, streams, and mountains to reach pasture for their flocks. These three people were the first Westerners to cross the Zardeh Kuh Pass and the first to make this migration with the tribes. Language: English Year: 1925,1991 Item CSUGAKS1297-F (Films) AKS1297 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Hajj-- pilgrimage to Mecca [slide] : a slide lecture. IMPRINT: [New York?] : Sheikh Publications, 1967. 25 slides. color. 2 x 2 in. + 1 guide. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZSL 16 SERIES: Religions of Eastern peoples OTHER: Sheikh Publications. Majied, Abdul. TOPICS: Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca. Islam. NOTES: Supplementary phonodisc and phonotape also issued. CREDITS: Author, Sheikh Abdul Majied. Stanford copy lacks phonodisc and phonotape. SUMMARY: Illustrates the religious rituals of Islam and explains its tenets and dogmas. Presented from the point of view of a scholar- practitioner. Language: English Year: 1967 Item CSUG85-F85 (Films) AJA6300 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Hamsin [videorecording] : hot wind : one land two traditions. Eastern wind. Hot wind. IMPRINT: Teaneck : Ergo Media Inc., c1988. 1 videocassette (VHS)(90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 2353 SERIES: Israeli Cinema. OTHER: Lifshin, Jacob. Wachsmann, Daniel. Ergo Media Inc. TOPICS: Feature films. Jewish-Arab relations. NOTES: In Hebrew with English subtitles. Cast: Shlomo Tarshish, Yasin Shawap, Hemda Levy, Ruth Geler. CREDITS: Producer, Jacob Lifshin ; director, Daniel Wachsmann ; screenplay, D. Wachsmann, D. Verte and J. Lifshin; photography, David Gurfinkel. On container : Eastern Wind. VHS. SUMMARY: Shows the eternal problem of Jewish-Arab relationship between Jewish landowner and his Arab worker. A foreign film (Israel). Language: Hebrew Year: 1983,1988 Item CSUG89-F639 (Films) AAS3222 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Hidden faces [videorecording] / a 20th Century Vixen production for Channel 4 ; made by Kim Longinotto & Claire Hunt, with Safaa Fathay. IMPRINT: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Women Make Movies, 1990. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 8313 SERIES: Without walls OTHER: Hunt, Claire. Longinotto, Kim. Fathay, Safaa. 20th Century Vixen (Firm) Channel Four (Great Britain) Women Make Movies (Firm) TOPICS: Women, Muslim--Egypt. Women--Egypt--Social conditions. NOTES: In English and Egyptian with English subtitles. CREDITS: Editor, John Mister. VHS. SUMMARY: Focuses on the psychological and sociological problems of Egyptian women, especially Muslim women. Language: English Year: 1990 Item CSUGANQ8313-F (Films) ANQ8313 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Hill 24 doesn't answer [videorecording] / a Sik'or film made in association with Israel Motion Picture Studios Ltd. ; screenplay, Peter Frye and Zvi Kolitz ; produced by Thorold Dickinson, Peter Frye ; directed by Thorold Dickinson. Hill twenty-four doesn't answer. IMPRINT: Teaneck, N.J. : Ergo Media, Inc., c1987. 1 videocassette (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 2354 SERIES: Israeli cinema A Lens on Israel: the war of liberation, a country at war A Lens on Israel. OTHER: Frye, Peter. Kolitz, Zvi, 1913- Dickinson, Thorold. Sekor Films. Israel Motion Picture Studios, ltd. Ergo Media Inc. TOPICS: Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949--Drama. Jerusalem--History--Siege, 1948--Drama. Feature films. NOTES: VHS. Edward Mulhare, Haya Hararit, Michael Shilo, Michael Wager, Arie Lavi, Azaria Rappaport. CREDITS: Photography, Gerald Gibbs ; music, Paul Ben Haim. From the stories of Zvi Kolitz. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. VHS. SUMMARY: Four young Zionists are assigned to defend strategic Hill24 outside Jerusalem in order to maintain access to the besieged city during Israel's War of Independence. Language: English Year: 1955,1987 Item CSUG89-F636 (Films) AAS3219 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Historic memory [videorecording] / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. Moyers : the Arab world videorecording IMPRINT: New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, 1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4164 pt. 2 SERIES: The Arab world OTHER: Moyers, Bill D. McCarthy, Betsy. Tucher, Andie. Wilk, Andrew Carl. Vernardos, Kelly. Public Affairs Television (Firm) Mystic Fire Video. TOPICS: Arab countries. Civilization, Arab. Arab countries--History. NOTES: Second part of a five part series. "Conversations on Arab history, religion and culture"--Container. Host, interviewer: Bill Moyers. CREDITS: Produced by Betsy McCarthy, Andie Tucher ; directed by Andrew Carl Wilk ; researcher, Kelly Vernardos. VHS. SUMMARY: Bill Moyers interviews three scholars: Afaf Marsot, professor of Near and Middle Eastern history at UCLA, Yvonne Haddad, professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, and Michael Suleiman, professor of political science at Kansas State University. They discuss some of the historical events that have shaped the Arab world and our world at large. Language: English Year: 1991 ISBN 1-56176-211-3 : $12.29 Item CSUGAPB4530-F (Films) APB4530 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Image of God [videorecording] / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. Moyers : the Arab world videorecording IMPRINT: New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, c1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4164 pt. 3 SERIES: The Arab world OTHER: Moyers, Bill D. McCarthy, Betsy. Tucher, Andie. Wilk, Andrew Carl. Vernardos, Kelly. Public Affairs Television (Firm) TOPICS: Arab countries. Civilization, Arab. Arab countries--Religion. Islam. NOTES: Third part of a five part series. "Conversations on Arab history, religion and culture"--Container. Host, interviewer: Bill Moyers. CREDITS: Produced by Betsy McCarthy, Andie Tucher ; directed by Andrew Carl Wilk ; researcher, Kelly Vernardos. VHS. SUMMARY: Bill Moyers interviews three scholars: Afaf Marsot, professor of Near and Middle Eastern history at UCLA, Yvonne Haddad, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts, and Michael Suleiman, political science professor at Kansas State University. They discuss the role of religion and religions in Arab society and also Islamic fundamentalism and the media's portrayal of that religious group. Language: English Year: 1991 ISBN 1-56176-212-1 : $12.29 Item CSUGAPB4531-F (Films) APB4531 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Inside God's bunker [videorecording] / written and directed by Micha X. Peled. Dispatches (Television program) IMPRINT: [Mill Valley, CA : Distributed by Moving Images, 1994] 1 videocassette (41 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 10161 OTHER: Peled, Micha X. Moving Images (Firm) TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations--1973- Jews--West Bank--Hebron. Hebron--Ethnic relations. Massacres--West Bank--Hebron. NOTES: VHS format. English and Hebrew with English subtitles. Narrator, Denis Tuohy. CREDITS: Camera, Uri Sharon, Eli Zack. "A Micha X. Peled production with InCA in association with ARTE, WDR for Channel Four." Originally broadcast on the television program entitled: Dispatches. SUMMARY: Filmmaker Micha Peled spent four months with the extremist Jewish settlers in Hebron, exploring their psychology and documenting the tension that led to the blood bath of Feb. 25, 1994. Includes the only footage filmed in Hebron when the city was closed to the media after the massacre. Language: English Year: 1994 Item CSUGAQE7024-F (Films) AQE7024 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Inside the West Bank [videorecording] / An MPI Video News Magazine. IMPRINT: [United States] : MPI Home Video, c1988. 1 videocassette (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 8223 OTHER: Schonfeld, Victor. MPI Home Video. TOPICS: West Bank. Jewish-Arab relations. NOTES: Cast: Victor Schonfeld. VHS format. SUMMARY: Filmmaker Victor Schonfeld took his camera to one of the most volatile areas of the world, the West Bank, and the result is an intense portrait. Anyone interested in understanding the complex issues between Israeli and Palestinian should view this film. "MP 1522" Language: English Year: 1988 ISBN 1-55607-083-7 Item CSUGAPQ0440-F (Films) APQ0440 (NOTIS)
TITLE: In the Holy Land [interactive media] : the history of turmoil and conflict in the Middle East / ABC News InterActive. History of turmoil and conflict in the Middle East. IMPRINT: [New York?] : American Broadcasting Companies, c1989. 1 videodisc : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 12 in. + 3 computer disks (3 1/2) in) + 1 resource guide ([7], 66 p. : 29 cm.) + 1 barcode command card + 1 cable. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVDI 5 (Library has c.1: 1 videodisc; SUPPLEMENTS: 3 computer disks; SUPPLEMENTS: "Resource guide"; SUPPLEMENTS: "Barcode command card") SERIES: Understanding our world OTHER: Koppel, Ted. ABC News InterActive. Optical Data Corporation. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. TOPICS: Palestine--History. Palestine--Politics and government. NOTES: Documentary. Presenter: Ted Koppel. System requirements: Macintosh Plus (or upgrade) with a hard disk drive with at least 2 megabytes of free space; videodisc player; video monitor. Two-sided CAV (Full feature format). In case. Resources guide copyrighted 1989 and published by Optical Data Corporation, Warren, N.J. SUMMARY: Reviews the religious, geographic, historic and political images and events which have emerged from Israel and Palestine over 4,000 years. Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUG90-F244 (Films) ACP7733 (NOTIS)
TITLE: In the name of God [videorecording] IMPRINT: New York City, N.Y. : First Run Icarus Films, 1992. 1 videocassette (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 5454 OTHER: Patwardhan, Anand. First Run Icarus Films. TOPICS: Babari Masjid (Faizabad, India)--History. Hinduism--Relations--Islam. Islam--Relations--Hinduism. Religion and politics--India. Ayodhya (Faizabad, India)--Religion. NOTES: VHS format. Title also in Hindi. Parts of soundtrack in Hindi with English subtitles. CREDITS: Production, direction, editing, camera, Anand Patwardhan SUMMARY: Discusses the conflict in Ayodhya between Hinduism and Islam and the drive to build a Hindu temple to Ram where a mosque currently exists. Language: English Year: 1992 Item CSUGAME6305-F (Films) AME6305 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam [videorecording] / WETA-TV and the Smithsonian Institution ; produced and directed by Steve York ; written by Michael Olmert. IMPRINT: Washington, D.C. : Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, c1987. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3016 SERIES: Smithsonian world OTHER: York, Steve. Olmert, Michael. McCullough, David G. WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) Smithsonian Institution. Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association. TOPICS: Islam. NOTES: Narrator: David McCullough. CREDITS: Camera, Foster Wiley ; editor, Nancy R. Kellman. VHS. SUMMARY: Examines the principles and beliefs that guide Muslim life. Includes interviews with Islamic experts who discuss the Judeo- Christian roots of this religion and examine its scientific and artistic achievements and its current resurgence. Language: English Year: 1987 Item CSUG90-F312 (Films) AAS3858 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam, 600-1200 [videorecording] / Network Television/Goldcrest Television ; producer, Nicholas Barton. Times atlas of world history. IMPRINT: Falls Church, VA : Landmark Films, c1985. 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3726 SERIES: The World, a television history OTHER: Barton, Nicholas. Network Television (Firm) Goldcrest Films and Television. Landmark Films. TOPICS: Civilization, Islamic. Islam--History. NOTES: VHS format. Based on: The Times atlas of world history. A foreign videorecording (England) Audience: Ages 16 through adults. Issued also as motion picture. SUMMARY: Describes the birth of Islam in Arabia and tells how it grew into one of the world's greatest empires. Explains how the flameof civilization was kept alive in the Near East while western Europe entered the Dark Ages. Language: English Year: 1985 Item CSUGADH1472-F (Films) ADH1472 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam and the sciences [videorecording] / Inca Films ; producer, Peter de Normanville ; director, Douglas Gordon. IMPRINT: New York : Phoenix Films, 1978. 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4563 OTHER: Gordon, Douglas. Normanville, Peter de. Inca Films (Firm) Phoenix/BFA Films & Video. TOPICS: Science--Arab countries. Science--Arab countries--History. Islam and science. NOTES: Title from data sheet. A foreign videorecording (England) Intended audience: Junior high school students through adults. VHS format. "21220 30,042 VHS525 NTSC". Issued also as motion picture. SUMMARY: Surveys the history of Islamic scientific advances in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, water resources, time measurement, geography, cartography, chemistry, and medicine from the seventh century to the present. Language: English Year: 1978 Item CSUGAKD2310-F (Films) AKD2310 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islamic art [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Mich`ele Arnaud. IMPRINT: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1983. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 47 SERIES: World of Islam OTHER: Arnaud, Mich`ele. Bakewell, Michael. Holm, Ian, 1932- Films for the Humanities (Firm) TOPICS: Islam and art. Art, Islamic. Art, European--Islamic influences. Decoration and ornament, Islamic. Arabesques. NOTES: Title on integral container: Islam: Islamic art. CREDITS: English version written by Michael Bakewell ; narrated by Ian Holm. VHS format. SUMMARY: Forbidden by Islamic law to represent the human form, Moslem art bursts forth in the characteristic decorative style known as "arabesque". The film discusses the architecture and sculpture of mosques and Koranic schools, the illumination and calligraphy of sacred texts, music, the art of the garden, and the influence of the abstract arabesque on Western art. Language: English Year: 1983 Item CSUG85-F48 (Films) AJA3972 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Islamic city [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Mich`ele Arnaud. IMPRINT: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1983. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 48 SERIES: World of Islam OTHER: Bakewell, Michael. Holm, Ian, 1932- Arnaud, Mich`ele. Films for the Humanities (Firm) TOPICS: Cities and towns, Islamic. NOTES: Title on integral container: Islam : The Islamic city. CREDITS: English version written by Michael Bakewell ; narrated by Ian Holm. VHS format. SUMMARY: In the middle of deserts or steppes, towns assume vast religous, cultural, economic and political influence. Cairo, Damascus and Sanaa exemplify the Islamic city, centered around the traditional medina, mosques and souks, beset by the modern problems of industrialization and overpopulation. Language: English Year: 1983\ Item CSUG85-F49 (Films) AJA3973 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islamic knowledge [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Mich`ele Arnaud. Islamic science and technology. IMPRINT: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1983. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 50 SERIES: World of Islam OTHER: Arnaud, Mich`ele. Bakewell, Michael. Holm, Ian, 1932- Films for the Humanities (Firm) TOPICS: Islamic learning and scholarship. Islam and science. Medicine and Islam. NOTES: Title on integral container: Islam: Islamic Science and Technology. CREDITS: English version written by Michael Bakewell ; narrated by Ian Holm. VHS. SUMMARY: From the middle of the eighth century to the European Renaissance, Arabic was the language of mathematics and science. This film documents Arabic contributions to our system of calculation and our symbols for numbers. It also discusses Islamic contributions in the fields of astronomy, physics, medicine and engineering. Language: English Year: 1983 Item CSUG85-F51 (Films) AJA3975 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam in focus [videorecording] : Islamic teachings / produced by the Islamic Information Foundation. Tawheed (Monotheism) Islamic teachings. Prophethood. Muhammad in the Bible. Muslim beliefs. Pillars of Islam. Moral teachings of Islam. AUTHOR: Badawi, Jamal A. IMPRINT: Halifax, N.S., Canada : Islamic Information Foundation, 1988. 20 videocassettes (60 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 1988 (Library has c.1: pt. 1-20) OTHER: Meniche, Reshat. Hosney, Mohammad. Rasheed, Hamid. Islamic Information Foundation (Halifax, N.S.) TOPICS: Islam. NOTES: Reshat Meniche appears on pts. 1-2 with Jamal Badawi; Mohammad Hosney appears on pts. 3-4 with Jamal Badawi, and Hamid Rasheed appears on the remainder of the tapes along with Jamal Badawi. "A Dartmouth Chanel Ten Studio production" VHS. Contents: pt. 1-2. Series A: Tawheed (Monotheism) -- pt. 3-4. Series B: Prophethood -- pt. 5. Series B and Series C: Muhammad in the Bible -- pt. 7. Series C & Series D: Muslim beliefs -- pt. 8-10. Series D: Muslim beliefs --pt. 11-13. Series E: Pillars of Islam-- pt. 14-20. Series F. Moral teachings of Islam. Longer version available on audiocassette, Meyer Media Center. Language: English Year: 1988 Item CSUG89-F0 (Films) AAS2865 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam in South Asia [videorecording] / David M. Knipe ; [made by] University of Wisconsin-Extension, Telecommunications Center. IMPRINT: Madison, Wis. : South Asian Area Center, The University, 1989. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 2850 SERIES: Exploring the religions of South Asia ; no. 9 OTHER: Knipe, David M. University of Wisconsin--Extension. Telecommunications Center. University of Wisconsin--Madison. South Asian Area Center. TOPICS: Islam. Islam--South Asia. Video recording. NOTES: VHS format. CREDITS: Narrator, David M. Knipe. SUMMARY: Defines Islam in terms of the five duties of a believer, identifies the majority (Sunni) and minority (Shia) traditions. Shows Moslems preparing for prayer and worshipping. Sufism is distinguished from the broader traditions and Islamic architecture and calligraphy are displayed. "35328". Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUG90-F311 (Films) AAS3857 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam is the answer videorecording / director, Rob Hof ; production, Hof Filmproductions, Kenmerk Television. IMPRINT: Falls Church, VA : Landmark Films, c1987. 1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Item CSUXU3373191-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: Hof, Rob. Hof Filmproductions (Firm) Kenmerk Television (Firm) TOPICS: Jamiyat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Egypt) Citation 7 (TOPICS continued) Islam and politics--Egypt. Islamic fundamentalism--Egypt. Egypt--Religion--640- NOTES: In English and Arabic; English subtitles for Arabic. Title also in Arabic on title frame. VHS format. CREDITS: Camera, Willem van der Linden; editing, Jack van Doornik; translation, NOS-translation. Narrator: Martin Cleaver. SUMMARY: Examines the historical and cultural roots of Islamic fundamentalism in twentieth-century Egypt. Language: English Year: 1987 Item CSUXU3373191-F (Films) 3373191 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam is the solution [videorecording] / Hof Filmproductions. IMPRINT: Falls Church, VA : Landmark Films, c1994. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Item CSUXU3373205-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: Hof, Rob. Hof Filmproductions (Firm) TOPICS: Jamiyat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Egypt) Islam and politics--Egypt. Islamic fundamentalism--Egypt. Egypt--Religion--640- Egypt--Social conditions--1952- NOTES: In English, and Arabic with English subtitles. CREDITS: Director, Rob Hof. SUMMARY: Examines recent outbursts of Islamic fundamentalist violence in Egypt against religious and political enemies of the movement, as well as tourists. VHS format. Language: English Year: 1994 Item CSUXU3373205-F (Films) 3373205 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Islam today [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Patrick Jeudy. IMPRINT: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1983. 1 videocassette (30 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 51 SERIES: World of Islam OTHER: Jeudy, Patrick. Bakewell, Michael. Holm, Ian, 1932- Films for the Humanities (Firm) TOPICS: Islam--20th century. Islam and social problems. Islamic countries--Civilization. Civilization, Arab. NOTES: Title on integral container: Islam: Islam today. CREDITS: English version written by Michael Bakewell ; narrated by Ian Holm. VHS. SUMMARY: Oil is the impetus that brought Islam into the late 20th century. This film documents the conflicts between traditional values and modern life styles, between vast wealth and indigenous poverty, between the civilization once believed to be eternally monolithic and the thousands of dissenting voices - all being the seismic fracture points of Islamic culture today. Language: English Year: 1983 Item CSUG85-F52 (Films) AJA3976 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Israel vs. the PLO [videorecording] : the invasion of Lebanon / presented by ABC News ; Dan Cooper Productions. IMPRINT: [Oak Forest, Ill.] : MPI Home Video, c1989. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3638 SERIES: Great TV news stories OTHER: Thomas, Peter. Jessup, Ted. ABC News. Dan Cooper Productions. MPI Home Video. TOPICS: Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982-1984 Israel-Arab conflicts. Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyah. NOTES: Narrator: Peter Thomas. CREDITS: Producer, Ted Jessup. "MP1717". SUMMARY: Actual news broadcasts of the story of Israel's 1982 attempt to obliterate a formidable enemy; of the bloody attack on Beirut; and of the innocent civilians caught tragically in the crossfire. Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUGADG1183-F (Films) ADG1183 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Jerusalem, an occupation set in stone? [videorecording] Jerusalem. IMPRINT: Jerusalem : Palestine Housing Rights Movement, 1995. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Item CSUGU3791482-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: Hartman, Geoff. Rosenbluth, Marty. Insightment Video Productions. Palestine Housing Rights Movement. TOPICS: Demolition--Jerusalem. Documentary films. Housing policy--Israel. Jewish-Arab relations. Palestinian Arabs--Civil rights--Jerusalem. Palestinian Arabs--Housing--Case studies. Palestinian Arabs--Jerusalem. Urban renewal--Social aspects. Jerusalem--Ethnic relations. Jerusalem--International status. NOTES: "Film in Jerusalem, March-June 1995."--cassette label. CREDITS: Producer, Palestine Housing Rights Movement ; videographer/director/editor, Marty Rosenbluth/Insightment Video Productions ; assistant editors, Kamal Abu Shamsieh, Matt DeVries, Jeb Tilly ; graphics, Melanie Lowe. Narrator, Geoff Hartman. SUMMARY: Discusses the situation of the Palestinians in East Jerusalem whose homes have been destroyed by the 1967 war and Israeli urban renewal and demolition policies. Interviews with Jerusalem residents explore the social situation, conflicting Jewish and Arab claims to Jerusalem and recent history. VHS. Language: English Year: 1995 Item CSUGU3791482-F (Films) 3791482 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Lawrence of Arabia [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean ; screenplay by Robert Bolt. IMPRINT: Burbank, Calif. : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1983. 2 videocassettes (204 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 292 IMPRINT: Restored version. Santa Monica, CA : Janus Films : Distributed by The Voyager Company, c1989. 4 videodiscs (217 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.+ 1 leaflet. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVD 43 (Library has c.1: pt. 1-4) SERIES: The Criterion collection OTHER: Spiegel, Sam. Lean, David, 1908- Bolt, Robert. O'Toole, Peter, 1932- Young, Frederick A. Rains, Claude, 1889-1967. Jarre, Maurice. Coates, Anne V. Guinness, Alec, 1914- Sharif, Omar, 1932- Quinn, Anthony. Harris, Robert. Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935. Seven pillars of wisdom. Columbia Pictures Corporation. Voyager Company. Janus Films. TOPICS: World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Arab countries--Drama. War films. Feature films. Biographical films. Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935--Drama. NOTES: Cast: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains. CREDITS: Photographer, Frederick A. Young ; editor, Anne V. Coates; music, Maurice Jarre. Originally produced as motion picture in 1962. Based on: Seven pillars of wisdom / T.E. Lawrence. A foreign film (Great Britain). "This special laserdisc edition ... has been produced under the supervision of Robert Harris, who ... restored ... twenty minutes that was missing from the distributed film."--container. Laser optical CAV. "RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video"--container. Accompanied by "The Reconstruction of Lawrence of Arabia" ([4] p. ; 22 cm.) SUMMARY: Film version of the experiences of T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. As a young British officer in World War I, Lawrence proved instrumental in leading successful Arab revolts against the powerful Turks and because of his leadership and courage came to be regarded as almost a god by the Arabs. Language: English Year: 1962,1989 ISBN 1-55940-036-6 Item CSUG90-F872 (Films) ACP8014 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Living Islam [videorecording] / a BBC-TV production in association with Ambrose Video Publishing. IMPRINT: Glendale, CA : KCET , [1996] 6 videocassettes (VHS) (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 13898 V.1 (Library has c.1) Meyer Media Center ZVC 13898 V.2 (Library has c.1) Meyer Media Center ZVC 13898 V.3 (Library has c.1) Meyer Media Center ZVC 13898 V.4 (Library has c.1) Meyer Media Center ZVC 13898 V.5 (Library has c.1) Meyer Media Center ZVC 13898 V.6 (Library has c.1) OTHER: British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. TOPICS: Islam. NOTES: Contents: Vol. 1: Foundations -- Vol. 2: Challenge of the past -- Vol. 3: Struggling with modernity -- Vol. 4: Paradise lies at the feet of the mother -- Vol. 5: Among the non-believers -- Vol. 6: Last crusade. Language: English Year: 1993 Item CSUGU3486557-F (Films) 3486557 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Middle East and Africa [videorecording] / JVC, Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.; producer, Ichikawa Katsumori; directors, Nakagawa Kunihiko, Ichihashi Yuji. IMPRINT: Cambridge, MA : Rounder Records, [1990] 4 videocassettes (ca. 60 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + guide LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3140 (Library has c.1: pts.1-4) SERIES: JVC video anthology of world music and dance, v. 16-19 OTHER: Ichikawa, Katsumori. Nakagawa, Kunihiko. Fujii, Tomoaki. Ichihashi, Yuji. Nihon Bikuta Kabushiki Kaisha. Rounder Records. TOPICS: Dancing--Turkey. Dancing--Iran. Dancing--Irag. Dancing--Lebanon. Dancing--Qatar. Dancing--Egypt. Dancing--Tunisia. Dancing--Morocco. Dancing--Mali. Dancing--Cameroon. Dancing--Zaire. Dancing--Tanzania. Dancing--Chad. Dancing--Ivory Coast. Dancing--Botswana. Dancing--Republic of South Africa. Music--Turkey. Music--Iran. Music--Iraq. Music--Lebanon. Music--Qatar. Music--Egypt. Music--Tunisia. Music--Morocco. Music--Mali. Music--Cameroon. Music--Zaire. Music--Tanzania. Music--Chad. Music--Ivory Coast. Music--Botswana. Music--Republic of South Africa. NOTES: VHS. Accompanying guide in English, translated from the Japanese. Produced in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology (Osaka) and Smithsonian/Folkways Records. Contents: Contents: Turkey/Iran/Iraq/Lebanon/Qatar (pt.1) --- Egypt/Tunsia/Morocco/Mali/Cameroon/Zaire/Tanzania (pt.2) --- Chand/Cameroon (pt.3) --- Ivory Coast/Botswana/Republic of South Africa (pt.4). SUMMARY: Presents examples of music and dance from the Middle East and Africa documented by text. "VTMV-46 - VTMV-49." Language: Turkish Year: 1990 Item CSUG90-F726 (Films) ACP7878 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Muqaddimah Li-Nihayat Jidat [videorecording] : Introduction to an argument (Intefada) : speaking for oneself-- speaking for others-- / by Elia Suleiman and Jayce Salloum. Introduction to an argument (Intifada) Speaking for one-self, speaking for others IMPRINT: New York, NY : Third World Newsreel, c1990. 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3723 OTHER: Salloum, Jayce. Suleiman, Elia. Newsreel (Firm) TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations in the press. Jewish-Arab relations in motion pictures. Middle East--Foreign public opinion, Western. Palestinian Arabs--West Bank. Palestinian Arabs--Gaza Strip. Arabs in motion pictures. Arabs in television. Television broadcasting of news--Objectivity. Stereotype (Psychology) in mass media. Intifada, 1987- NOTES: VHS. Title from container. Videocassette release of a film originally produced in 1990. Soundtrack variously in English, French, and Arabic with subtitles and intertitles in English, French, and Arabic. SUMMARY: Combining news soundbytes, movie clips and documentary footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the filmmakers critique Western-based representations of Arab culture. The artists cleverly mimic the Western media tableau in an exhilarating mix of fragmented stereotypes from mainstream movies to prime-time news. Language: English Year: 1990 Item CSUGADH1923-F (Films) ADH1923 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Muqaddimah Li-Nihayat Jidat videorecording = Introduction to the end of an argument / by Elia Suleiman and Jayce Salloum. Introduction to the end of an argument. IMPRINT: [S.l. : s.n.], c1990. 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4390 OTHER: Salloum, Jayce. Suleiman, Elia. TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations in the press. Jewish-Arab relations in motion pictures. Middle East--Foreign public opinion. NOTES: VHS format. Soundtrack variously in English, French, and Arabic with subtitles and intertitles in English, French, and Arabic. CREDITS: Elia Suleiman, Jayce Salloum. SUMMARY: A montage of images, sounds, film clips, and soundbites concerning the Middle East from news programs, cartoons, television, movies, documentaries, and advertising, the whole beginning with the statement: "All people have a country and we also wish to have our own country which is the Palestinian state." Language: English Year: 1990 Item CSUGAJZ9154-F (Films) AJZ9154 (NOTIS)
TITLE: My home, my prison [videorecording] / produced and directed by Susana Blaustein Munoz and Erica Marcus. IMPRINT: New York, NY : Distributed by Women Make Movies, c1992. 1 videocassette (66 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 6305 OTHER: Blaustein Munoz, Susan. Marcus, Erica. Tawil, Raymonda Hawa. Silva, Sharon. Sheen, Martin. Golden, Gail. Women Make Movies (Firm) TOPICS: Tawil, Raymonda Hawa. Palestinian Arabs--Israel--Biography. West Bank. Jewish-Arab relations--1949- Israel-Arab conflicts. NOTES: Narrator: Martin Sheen, Gail Golden. CREDITS: Cinematography, John Knoop ; original music, Donna Viscuso; editor, Ismael Saavedra. "Writing excerpted from My home, my prison by Raymonda Hawa Tawil, additional writing by Erica Marcus, Sharon Silva." VHS. SUMMARY: Interviews of Raymonda Hawa Tawil and other Palestinian Arabs on the Israel-Arab conflicts. Language: English Year: 1992 Item CSUGANM2899-F (Films) ANM2899 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Nadyah [videorecording] = Nadia / [ABA Productions ; directed by Amnon Rubinstein.] Nadia IMPRINT: Teanecak, N.J. : Ergo Media, 1996. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 11270 (Library has c.1) OTHER: 543 Ergo Media Banai, Yuval. Rubinstein, Amnon Azulai-Hasfary, Hana. Banai, Meir. Green, Eitan. Rekhter, Yoni. Rosenberg, Ilan. Tur, David. Ron-Feder, Galilah. Nadyah. ABA Productions. Argo Films. Ergo Media. TOPICS: Feature films. Jewish-Arab relations--Drama. NOTES: Based on the book by Galila Ron-Feder. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. CREDITS: Producer, Ehud Ben-Sach ; director of photography, Ilan Rosenberg ; writiers, Eitan Green, galila Ron-Feder, Amnon Rubinstein ; editor, David Tur ; music, Yoni Rechter. Cast: Hana Azulai-Hasfary, Yuval Banai, Meir Banai. SUMMARY: The story of a sixteen year old Arab girl from an Arab Village within Israel. Her family is involved in village life; her father is a farmer with progressive ideas. In order to have a better chance of being accepted to medical school, and with her parents' encouragement, Nadia decides to enroll in a Jewish high school. This is a most extrordinary step, particularly considering local norms. At the Jewish boarding school, she is confronted by the apprehension, resistance and prejudice of both her Arab friends and her new Jewish classmates. VHS format. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Language: Hebrew Year: 1996 ISBN 1-56082-176-0 Item CSUGU3371818-F (Films) 3371818 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Nashid al-Hajar [videorecording]= Cantique des Pierres / Surah Film tuqaddam. Canticle of the Stone. Cantique des Pierres. IMPRINT: Seattle, WA : Arab Film Distribution, 1991. 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4639 (Library has c.1; c.2) OTHER: Louis, Jaqueline. Humblet, Perrine. Khalifi, George. Khalifi, Mishil. Talatali, Mufidah. Arab Film Distribution. TOPICS: Intifada, 1987- NOTES: Title on the container: Canticle of the Stone. Film in Arabic, English and Hebrew spoken in some scenes, subtitles in English. CREDITS: Direction and production, Jaqueline Louis, Perrine Humblet, George Khalifi ; producer, Mufidah Talatali ; music, Jean Marie Senia ; author, Mishil Khalifi. A Belgium/Palestine production made in 1990. VHS format. SUMMARY: Documentary with staged dialogue inserts on the Intifada. Emphasizes the intentional disruption of daily life in the Occupied Territories by the Israeli army in an attempt to break the uprising Language: Arabic Year: 1990,1991 Item CSUGAJM2794-F (Films) AJM2794 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Nasser 56 [videorecording] / a film by Mohamed Fadel ; a Middle East Communication Assn. Co. presentation. Nasser fifty-six IMPRINT: Seattle, WA : Arab Film Distribution, 1996. 1 videocassette (140 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Item CSUGU3764823-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: Fadel, Mohamed. Arab Film Distribution. Middle East Communication Association. TOPICS: Nasser, Gamal Abdel, 1918-1970--Drama. Feature films--Egypt. Egypt--History--Intervention, 1956--Drama. Suez Canal (Egypt)--Drama. NOTES: Cataloged from container. CREDITS: Director, Mohamed Fadel ; screenplay, Mahfouz Abdel Rahman; cinematographers, Abdel Latif Fahmi, Isam Fareed, Ibrahim Saleh ; editor, Kamal Aobut Al-Ela. Cast: Ahmad Zaki. SUMMARY: Film about the 1956 nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. VHS. Citation 1 (NOTES continued) In Arabic with English subtitles. Language: Arabic Year: 1996 Item CSUGU3764823-F (Films) 3764823 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Nowhere to hide [videorecording] : Ramsey Clark in Iraq. IMPRINT: New York, NY : National Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in the Middle East ; Commission of Inquiry for the International War Crimes Tribunal, [1991]. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 6098 OTHER: Clark, Ramsey, 1927- Alpert, Jon. National Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in the Middle East. TOPICS: Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990- Bombing, Aerial--Iraq. NOTES: Produced and filmed by Jon Alpert. VHS. SUMMARY: Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark and a camera crew travel through Iraq to document civilian casualties during the Allied bombing in February, 1991. Language: English Year: 1991 Item CSUGAMJ1280-F (Films) AMJ1280 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Oases of the seas [videorecording] : an introduction to the Arab states of the Gulf / executive producer and writer, Richard H. Curtiss ; production by Thomas A. D'Onofrio and Sandra D'Onofrio. IMPRINT: [S.l.] : American Educational Trust, c1983. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3419 OTHER: Newman, Edwin. Curtiss, Richard H., 1927- D'Onofrio, Thomas A. D'Onofrio, Sandra. Henderson, Edward F. American Educational Trust. TOPICS: Arab countries. NOTES: Narrator: Edwin Newman. CREDITS: Conceived and developed by Edward F. Henderson. Describes the national development of the six Arab states of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and The United Arab Emirates after the discovery of oil deposits. VHS Language: English Year: 1983 Item CSUGACX9850-F (Films) ACX9850 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Occupied Palestine [videorecording] / [presented by] Cinema Six ; directed by David Koff ; produced by David Koff in association with Mountain Top Films. IMPRINT: Van Nuys, CA : The Bellwether Group, c1986. 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4702 OTHER: Koff, David. Robson, Tom Scott. Lighthill, Stephen. Gibson, Neil. Minns, Martin. Fakhri, Adli. Khalifa, Marcel. Kurd, Mustapha. Cinema Six Productions. Mountain Top Films. Bellwether Group. TOPICS: Palestine--Politics and government--1948- Israel--Politics and government--1948- Palestinian Arabs. Jewish-Arab relations. NOTES: VHS. In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. CREDITS: Editor, Tom Scott Robson ; photography, Stephen Lighthill, Neil Gibson, Martin Minns ; music, Adli Fakhri, Marcel Khalifa, and Mustapha Kurd. "National U.S. broadcast on PBS in 'Flashpoint: Israel and the Palestinians'." Made in 1981. SUMMARY: Portrays the dominant political and social culture in the Israeli-occupied territories and conveys the essence of the Palestinian struggle in the words and deeds of the protagonists. Language: Arabic Year: 1981,1986 Item CSUGAKG2468-F (Films) AKG2468 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Pillar of fire [videorecording] : a television history of Israel's rebirth (1896-1948) / World Zionist Organization ; producer, Ya'akov Eisenmann ; creator & scriptwriter, Yigal Lossin. Television history of Israel's rebirth (1896-1948) Destination Jerusalem (1896-1917) The Arab awakening (1918-1920) Jewish people, where are you? (1920's) Valley is a dream (The 1920's) The most peaceful spot in the Middle East (the 20's) The gathering storm (1933-35) Disorder and revolt (1936) Who's afraid of a Jewish state? Trapped (1938-39) Soldiers without a flag (1939-1941) The final solution (1941-1942) Holocaust and revolt (1942-1943) The forgotten ally (1943-1945) The hundred thousand (1945-1946) The silver platter (1947-1948) We hereby proclaim the establishment of the State of Israel (1948) IMPRINT: [Los Angeles? Calif. : The Organization?, 1982?] 19 pts. on 10 videocassettes (ca. 50 min. each) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. & discussion sheets. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 1464 (Library has c.1: (pt.1/2 & pt.3/4), (pt.5/6 & pt.7/8), (pt.9/10 & pt.11/12); (pt.13/14 & pt.15/16), (pt.17/18 & pt.19)) OTHER: Lossin, Yigal. Eisenmann, Ya'akov. World Zionist Organization. TOPICS: Jews--History--1789-1945. Jews--History--1945- Jews--Palestine--History--20th century. Palestine--History--1917-1948. NOTES: "English version." Title of part 4 incorrectly shown as: The most peaceful spot in the Middle East; title correct on label: The valley is a dream. CREDITS: Music, Shem-Tov Levi. Originally produced for Israeli television. VHS. SUMMARY: Documentary which reviews the spectrum of Jewish experience in their 20th-century quest for a homeland. Includes extensive use of archival film and photographs. Contents: pt. 1. Destination Jerusalem (1896-1917). pt. 2. The Arab awakening (1918-1920) 1 cassette. -- pt. 3. Jewish people, where are you? (1920's). pt. 4. The valley is a dream (the 1920's) 1 cassette. -- pt. 5. The most peaceful spot in the Middle East (the 20's). pt. 6. The crossroads (1929-1933) 1 cassette. -- pt. 7. The gathering storm (1933-35). pt. 8. Disorder and revolt (1936) 1 cassette. -- pt. 9. Who's afraid of a Jewish state? pt. 10. Trapped (1938-39) 1 cassette. -- pt. 11. Soldiers without a flag (1939- 1941). pt. 12. The final solution (1941-1942) 1 cassette. -- pt. 13. Holocaust and revolt (1942-1943). pt. 14. The forgotten ally (1943-1945) 1 cassette. -- pt. 15. The hundred thousand (1945- 1946). pt. 16. The struggle (1946-1947) 1 cassette. -- pt. 17. The tribunal of the nations (1946). pt. 18. The silver platter (1947- 1948) 1 cassette. -- pt. 19. We hereby proclaim the establishment of the State of Israel (1948) 1 cassette. Language: English Year: 1982 Item CSUG87-F871 (Films) AJA5324 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Prospects for peace in the Middle East [videorecording]. LOCATION: Item CSUGALJ9245-F not yet cataloged; type HELP STATUS for details NOTES: Language: English Year: Item CSUGALJ9245-F (Films) ALJ9245 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Remaking the world [videorecording] / a production of the William Benton Broadcast Project of the University of Chicago in association with BBC TV and WETA TV ; produced by York Associates Television, Inc. ; produced and directed by Steve York. IMPRINT: Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1992. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.+ 1 lesson guide ( 1 sheet ([2] p.)) LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 6353 (Library has c.1: 1 videocassette; SUPPLEMENTS: "Lesson guide") SERIES: Glory and the power. OTHER: York, Steve. Hockenberry, John. William Benton Broadcast Project. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) York Associates Television. PBS Video. TOPICS: Islamic fundamentalism--Egypt. Islam and politics--Egypt. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. NOTES: English narration and Arabic dialogue with English subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Narrator: John Hockenberry. CREDITS: Photography, Peter Pearce ; film editor, Gail MacFarquhar; sound, Dennis Towns. VHS. SUMMARY: This program profiles activist Muslims in Egypt, who believe their ailing society can be cured by a return to the Islamic values of ages past. Adil Hussein, editor of Egypt's opposition newspaper, is featured. His paper speaks for the Muslin Brotherhood, the technically illegal but fast-expanding political movement which advocates government based Islamic law. PBS Video: GPOW-103. Language: English Year: 1992 Item CSUGANQ3946-F (Films) ANQ3946 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Rivers of fire [videorecording] / produced and directed by Paul Woolwich ; Marshall Healey production. IMPRINT: Falls Church, VA : Landmark Films, [c1990?] 1 videocassette (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3727 OTHER: Woolwich, Paul. Marshall Healey Productions. Landmark Films. TOPICS: Water-supply--Middle East. Middle East--Economic conditions. Turkey--Economic conditions. NOTES: VHS. SUMMARY: Highlights the little-known Middle East conflict over water, an issue which will continue to threaten stability in a region where each country has a growing population demanding more water while the supply is steadily diminishing. Focuses on Turkey, the one Middle East country with abundant water, as it builds a dam diverting water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that supply Iraq and Syria. Language: English Year: 1990 Item CSUGADH1483-F (Films) ADH1483 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Saints and spirits videorecording IMPRINT: [New York] : Icarus films, [1980?], c1977. 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 1725 OTHER: Llewlyn-Davies, Melissa. Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock. University of Texas at Austin. Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Granada Television International. TOPICS: Sufism--Morocco. Muslim saints--Morocco. Spirits (Islam). Islamic shrines--Morocco. NOTES: Produced by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, from material shot for the Granada Television film "Some women of Marrakech." VHS. CREDITS: Producer/director, Melissa Llewlyn-Davies ; writer/assoc. producer, Elizabeth W. Fernea ; consultant, Abdelaziz Abbassi ; camera, Diane Tammes ; sound, Marilyn Gaunt ; dubbing mixer, John Whitworth ; editor, Terrence Twigg. SUMMARY: A documentary on one group of Moroccan Muslims. Tells how they view their worship of saints and spirits as part of the wider Islamic tradition and shows them visiting shrines in Marrakech and in the Atlas Mountains. Language: English Year: 1977,1980 Item CSUG88-F310 (Films) AAS2563 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Secret story of Terry Waite [videorecording] / reporter, Gavin Hewitt ; producer, Peter Molloy ; a BBC coproduction ; WGBH-TV. Frontline (Television program) Frontline, the secret story of Terry Waite. IMPRINT: Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video , c1991. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4844 OTHER: Hewitt, Gavin. Molloy, Peter. Fanning, David. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) PBS Video. British Broadcasting Corporation. TOPICS: Waite, Terry. North, Oliver. Hostage negotiations--Middle East. Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990. NOTES: VHS format. Container TITLE: Frontline: the secret of Terry Waite. CREDITS: Executive producer for Frontline, David Fanning. First broadcast as an episode of the PBS program Frontline on 26 Nov. 1991. SUMMARY: Reveals the unwitting involvement, beginning in 1985, of Anglican Church emissary Terry Waite by U.S. Marine Col. Oliver North in the secret arms-for-hostages negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, until Waite was himself taken hostage in January, 1987. "FROL007." Language: English Year: 1991 Item CSUGAKQ2429-F (Films) AKQ2429 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Siege [videorecording] / produced by Micha Kagan ; directed by Gilberto Tofano ; screenplay by Dahn Ben Amotz and Gilberto Tofano. IMPRINT: Teaneck, NJ : Ergo, c1988. 1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 8178 SERIES: Israeli cinema OTHER: Tofano, Gilberto. Ben-Amotz, Dan. Almagor, Gila. Ben-Amotz, Ben. Gaon, Yehoram. Kagan, Micha. Gurfinkel, David. Zarai, Yohanan. Shik, Danny. Ergo Media, Inc. TOPICS: War widows--Israel--Drama. War films. Israel-Arab War, 1967--Drama. NOTES: Title and credits on film in Hebrew, English subtitles for dialogue; English title and credits from container. Cast: Gila Almagor, Dahn Ben Amotz, Yehoram Gaon. CREDITS: Photography, David Gurfinkel ; music, Yohanan Zarai ; editor, Danny Shik. Based on an idea by Gila Almagor. A foreign film (Israel). VHS (NTSC). SUMMARY: An Israeli woman loses her husband during the Six Day War. Her husband's friends want her to remain the ever-mourning widow. The woman wishes to break from the past and normalize her life. Language: Hebrew Year: 1970,1988 Item CSUGAPN3934-F (Films) APN3934 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Shattered dreams [videorecording] / produced by Victor Schonfeld, Jenifer Millstone ; directed by Victor Schonfeld. Israel's shattered dreams. IMPRINT: Oak Forest, Ill. : MPI Home Video, c1990. 1 videocassette (173 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 6974 (Library has c.1; c.2) OTHER: Schonfeld, Victor. Millstone, Jenifer. Schonfeld Productions. MPI Home Video (Firm) TOPICS: Israel--History. Jewish-Arab relations. NOTES: Title on cassette label: Israel's shattered dreams. Narrator: Jack Klaff. CREDITS: Musical performances, Shalom Hanoch, Shlomo Bar ; photography, Peter Greenhalgh and others. "Produced by Schonfeld Productions in association with Channel 4 Television, with the assistance of Central Television." Originally produced in 1987. VHS. SUMMARY: Israel was originally formed to be a utopian haven in the desert where the hopes and dreams of the Jews would flower. Instead, more than 20 years of occupation and expansion have imposed a stark reality on the soul of Israel. Language: English Year: 1987,1990 ISBN 1-55607-700-9 : $19.98 Item CSUGANU8273-F (Films) ANU8273 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Speaking of peace [videorecording] : Israelis and Palestinians on peace and human rights in the Israeli occupied territories / producer, Leah Green ; director/cameraman, Ron Dexter ; Mid East Citizen Diplomacy Project, Earthstewards Network. IMPRINT: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, c1997 1 videocassette (33 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 11502 (Library has c.1) OTHER: Dexter, Ron. Green, Leah, 1959- Earthstewards Network (Organization) Filmakers Library, inc. TOPICS: Arab-Israeli conflict--1993- Human rights--Israel. Palestinian Arabs--Crimes against--Israel. NOTES: CREDITS: Editor, Ruth Neuwald Falcon. Produced by Leah Green for Earthstewards Network per container. Filmed in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza during a November, 1996 Earthstewards Network Mid East Citizen Diplomacy delegation. SUMMARY: Seven Israeli professionals in the human rights field, a HAMAS leader, and others discuss the abuses of the military occupation such as harsh interrogations, the forcible confiscation of lands, and the destruction of Palestinian houses. VHS format. Language: English Year: 1997 Item CSUGU3819156-F (Films) 3819156 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Stateless in Gaza [videorecording] / a Targacatch Production for BBC Wales. IMPRINT: Falls Church, VA : Landmark Films, Inc., 1988. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3722 (Library has c.1) SERIES: Daughters of Abraham OTHER: Ford, Anna. Lipman, Beata. Trayler-Smith, Richard. BBC Wales. Landmark Films. Targacatch Productions. TOPICS: Documentary films. Historical films. Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- Jewish-Arab relations--1949- Palestinian Arabs. Women--Israel. NOTES: VHS format. CREDITS: Producer, Beata Lipman ; director, Richard Trayler-Smith. Anna Ford. SUMMARY: Mary Khass organizes nursery schools and groups in the nine refugee camps of the Gaza strip. She is a pacifist and a quaker, and she believes in continuing dialogue with the Isaelis. She wants to see peace and freedom from occupation for the Palestinians, autonomy for the West Bank and Gaza. Language: English Year: 1988 Item CSUGADH1461-F (Films) ADH1461 (NOTIS)
TITLE: A State of danger [videorecording] / BBC ; producer, Haim Bresheeth; director, Jenny Morgan. IMPRINT: New York, NY : Women Make Movies, 1989. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 8062 OTHER: Bresheeth, Haim. Morgan, Jenny. British Broadcasting Corporation. Committee for Freedom of Expression of Palestinians and Israelis. Women Make Movies (Firm) TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations--1949- Palestinian Arabs. Middle East--Politics and government--1945- NOTES: A film made by the Committee for Freedom of Expression of Palestinians and Israelis. VHS. SUMMARY: Explores the violent conditions under which the Palestinian population exists. Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUGAPN4585-F (Films) APN4585 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The Struggle for peace [videorecording] : Israelis and Palestinians/ written by Elizabeth Fernea and Steven Talley. IMPRINT: [Alexandria, VA?] : PBS Tech Ctr., c1991. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 5269 OTHER: Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock. Talley, Steven. PBS Video. TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations--1917- Israelis--Interviews. Palestinian Arabs--Interviews. Jewish-Arab relations--Forecasting. NOTES: VHS format. Originally broadcast by the PBS Adult Learning Center. Licensed off-air recording made by Instructional Communications Center, University of Louisville, April 15, 1992. CREDITS: Producer, Elizabeth Fernea ; director, Steven Talley ; camera, Ziad Darwish ; editor, Terry Twigg ; music, Ali Jihad Racy. Narrator: Olive M. Graham. Aired on April 15, 1992. SUMMARY: From an ordinary person's perspective, this video discusses how Israelis' and Palestinians are trying to bring peace to each other. This includes portraits and interviews of people trying to bring change. Language: English Year: 1991 Item CSUGALJ9271-F (Films) ALJ9271 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Subyan wa-banat [videorecording] = On boys, girls and the veil / director, Yousry Nasrallah. On boys, girls and the veil IMPRINT: San Francisco, CA : August Light Productions, 1995. 1 videocassette (72 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 10995 (Library has c.1) OTHER: Nasrallah, Yousry. August Light Productions. TOPICS: Samra, Bassem. Courtship--Egypt--Cairo--Religious aspects--Islam. Muslim girls--Egypt--Cairo--Social conditions. Muslim women--Egypt--Cairo--Social conditions. Muslims--Egypt--Cairo--Interviews. Muslims--Egypt--Cairo--Social conditions. Muslims--Egypt--Cairo--Attitudes. Sex role--Egypt--Cairo--Religious aspects--Islam. Cairo (Egypt)--Social life and customs. NOTES: Title from cassette label. SUMMARY: Through interviews with Bassem Samra, a young Egyptian man, and his family, friends and colleagues, the relationship between Muslim young men and young women is explored, including attitudes toward young women who do and who do not wear the "veil." VHS (PAL) format. In Arabic with English subtitles. Language: Arabic Year: 1995 Item CSUGU3373229-F (Films) 3373229 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Sumud [videorecording] / director, Ayelet Dekel ; producer, Meir Kadosh. Zumud IMPRINT: [New York] : A. Dekel, c1988. 1 videocassette (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 3423 OTHER: Dekel, Ayelet. Kadosh, Meir. TOPICS: Children, Palestinian Arab--Duhayshah (Refugee camp) Refugee children--West Bank. Intifada, 1987---Children. NOTES: VHS format. In Arabic with English subtitles. Title on container: Zumud. CREDITS: Editor, Orit Marmari ; music, Shmuel Noyfeld ; camera, Itzhak Portal. SUMMARY: "Sumud" examines the roots of the "Intifadah" (Palestinian uprising) from the perspective of the children in the kindergarten of Duhayshah, one of the largest and most problematic Palestinian refugee camps on the West Bank. Language: Arabic Year: 1988 Item CSUGACX0819-F (Films) ACX0819 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Tales from Arab Detroit [videorecording] / ACCESS and Olive Branch Productions ; written and directed by Joan Mandell ; produced by Sally Howell, Joan Mandell. IMPRINT: [Los Angeles?] : ACCESS, c1995. 1 videocassette (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 8327 OTHER: Mandell, Joan. Howell, Sally. Karaman, Bushra. Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services. Olive Branch Productions. TOPICS: Arab Americans--Michigan--Detroit. NOTES: VHS format. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. Narrator, Bushra Karaman. CREDITS: Camera, Rich Wieske ; music, Marty Jabara ; editors, Carolyn Rouse, Erika Surat Andersen, Joan Mandell. SUMMARY: This documentary reveals what is happening among the traditional and Americanized Arabs in Detroit. Language: English Year: 1995 Item CSUGAPT2701-F (Films) APT2701 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Testimonies [videorecording] : Israeli soldiers on the Intifada / Eduyot Association ; writer & director, Ido Sela ; producer, Amit Breuer. Israeli soldiers on the Intifada IMPRINT: [Tucson, Az : Distributed by Racheli Gai, 1993] 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 10162 OTHER: Sela, Ido. Breuer, Amit. Bonwitt, Gabbi. Ron, Moshe. Gai, Racheli. Eduyot Association. TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations--1973- Soldiers--West Bank. Intifada, 1987- NOTES: VHS format. In Hebrew, with English subtitles. Interviewers, Gabbi Bonwitt, Moshe Ron. CREDITS: Camera, Eytan Harris ; editor, Tamar Yaron. SUMMARY: Interviews with Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories to suppress the Intifada. They speak about their experience and the emotional impact on their lives. Language: Hebrew Year: 1993 Item CSUGAQE7029-F (Films) AQE7029 (NOTIS)
TITLE: There is no god but God [videorecording] / BBC Colour Islam, there is no god but God. Long search (Television program) IMPRINT: New York : Time-Life Video : Ambrose Video Pub. Inc., exclusive distributor, 1987, c1977. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 2878 pt. 5 OTHER: Montagnon, Peter. Scorer, Mischa. drt Eyre, Ronald. nrt Else, John. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. Ambrose Video Publishing. TOPICS: Islam. Islam--Egypt. Egypt--Religious life and customs. Religions. NOTES: Title on label: Islam, there is no god but God. CREDITS: Producer, Peter Montagnon ; director, Mischa Scorer ; photography, John Else. Narrator: Ronald Eyre. VHS format. Produced as motion picture 1973-1977 for transmission on BBC 2. A book accompanying the series is published: Background to The Long search / Ninian Smart. London : British Broadcasting Corp., 1977. SUMMARY: Eyre visits Egypt to explore the experience of Islamic worship. Includes interviews with a number of Muslims who discuss their personal attitudes and approaches to their religion. Language: English Year: 1977,1987 Item CSUGAPB0959-F (Films) APB0959 (NOTIS)
TITLE: This is the moment videorecording : Israelis and Palestinians talking peace. Israelis and Palestinians talking peace. IMPRINT: Cambridge, MA : New Jewish Agenda (Boston chapter), 1992. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide (8p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 4872 (Library has c.1: 1 videocassette + 1 study guide) OTHER: New Jewish Agenda (Boston chapter). TOPICS: Jewish-Arab relations. NOTES: CREDITS: Executive producers, Gordon Fellman, Roger Hurwitz ; producer, Iftach Shavit. VHS. Stereo audio. SUMMARY: In June, 1991, sixteen American Jews met with prominent Israeli and Arab leaders to learn how the U.S. can further the peace process between the two groups. Language: English Year: 1992 Item CSUGAKS1046-F (Films) AKS1046 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Through the veil of exile [videorecording] / produced & directed by David Benchetrit. IMPRINT: Tel Aviv, Israel : David Benchetrit, c1992. 1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + synopsis (2 sheets) + Reviews (11 sheets) LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 6654 (Library has c.1: 1 videocassette; SUPPLEMENTS: "Synopsis"; SUPPLEMENTS: "Reviews" <11 sheets>) OTHER: Benchetrit, David. Abu-Kamar, Dalal. Khass, Mary. Muhamad, Um. TOPICS: Abu-Kamar, Dalal. Khass, Mary. Muhamad, Um. Women, Palestinian Arab--Gaza Strip--Political activity. Women, Palestinian Arab--Gaza Strip--Social conditions. Women, Palestinian Arab--Gaza Strip--Biography. Women, Palestinian Arab--West Bank--Political activity. Women, Palestinian Arab--West Bank--Social conditions. Women, Palestinian Arab--West Bank--Biography. NOTES: In arabic with English subtitles. Issued also with French subtitles. CREDITS: Camera, David Benchetrit ; editor, Sini Bar-David ; music, Elias Taissir. A foreign film (Israel). VHS. SUMMARY: The film follows the personal and dramatic life of three Palestinian women. It analyses their society and records the psychological and cultural effects of the Palestinians' exile from their land and transformation into refugees. In a land where political struggle shadows personal life, Dalal, Mary and Um- Muhamad pay a high price for their personal and political independence. Language: Arabic Year: 1992 Item CSUGANM2868-F (Films) ANM2868 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Tolerance dedicated to Mawalana Jabal-Al Din Rumi [videorecording]/ directed by Fehmi Gerceker. Mawlana-Jalai-al-din-Rumi IMPRINT: Seattle: Arab Film Distribution, 1995 1 videocassette LOCATION: Item CSUGU3791529-F on order; type HELP STATUS for details OTHER: Arab Film Distribution NOTES: Language: English Year: 1995 Item CSUGU3791529-F (Films) 3791529 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Umm Kulthum [videorecording] : a voice like Egypt / a production of The Filmmakers Collaborative ; produced, directed, and written by Michal Goldman. IMPRINT: Seattle, WA : Arab FIlm Distribution, 1996 1 videocassette (68 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: ZVC 14132 OTHER: Danielson, Virginia. Voice of Egypt. Goldman, Michal. Arab Film Distribution. Filmmakers Collaborative (Waltham, Mass.) TOPICS: Umm Kulthum, 1898-1975. Music and society--Egypt. Singers--Egypt--Biography. Songs, Arabic--Egypt--History and criticism. NOTES: Parallel title in Arabic. CREDITS: Director of photography, Kamal Abd al-Aziz; editor, Michal Goldman ; narrated by Omar Sharif SUMMARY: Documentary about singer Umm Kulthum, born a peasant at the turn of the century, who became a powerful symbol of the aspirations of her country. Based on the book: "The voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum, Arabic song, and Egyptian society in the twentieth century" by Virginia Danielson. VHS format. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. Language: English Year: 1996 Item CSUGU3428810-F (Films) 3428810 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Uncommon knowledge. Series 1. Collection 2. Foreign issues. [videorecording] / A Hoover Institution/KTEH production ; [producer/director, Paul Marca]. Part title on container: Foreign policy. IMPRINT: [Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press], c1996. 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 13887 (Library has c.1) OTHER: Dunlop, John B. Hill, Charles, 1936- Malia, Martin E. (Martin Edward) Marca, Paul Robinson, Peter, 1957- Shultz, George Pratt, 1920- Sofaer, Abraham D. Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. KTEH-TV (Television station : San Jose, Calif.) TOPICS: Bosnia and Hercegovina--History--1992- China--Foreign relations--United States. Middle East--Politics and government--1979- United States--Foreign relations--China. Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991- NOTES: Each program approxiately 26 min. Title from cassette label. Contents: China / with George P. Schultz (broadcast July 1, 1996) -- Future trends in Russian politics / with Martin Malia and John Dunlop (broadcast Aug. 3, 1996) -- Bosnia / with George P. Schultz (broadcast July 6,1996) -- Can there be peace in the Middle East/ with Charles Hill and Abraham Sofaer (broadcast Aug. 10, 1996) CREDITS: Cameras: Damon Meyer, Chris Million, John Positieri. Hosted by Peter Robinson. SUMMARY: Televised interviews and discussions, originally broadcast on KTEH-54, San Jose. VHS format. Language: English Year: 1996 Item CSUGU3493348-F (Films) 3493348 (NOTIS)
TITLE: A Veiled revolution [videorecording] / Elizabeth Fernea, producer ; Marilyn Gaunt, director. IMPRINT: New York, NY : Icarus Films, c1982. 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 379 OTHER: Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock. Gaunt, Marilyn. Icarus Films. TOPICS: Women, Muslim--Conduct of life. Women--Egypt. Modesty (Islam) NOTES: Arabic, French and English dialogue, subtitles in English. VHS. CREDITS: Photography, Diane Tammes. SUMMARY: "In 1923, revolutionary Egyptian women were the first to publicly cast off the veil. Wearing Western dress, they demanded rights for women, the vote, and equal education. Yet today, the old feminists look on with dismay as their granddauthters reject Western dress, putting the veil back on again... Regression or revolution?"--Publisher's flyer. Language: Arabic Year: 1982 Item CSUG86-F419 (Films) AJA4586 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Voices of the morning [videorecording] / [produced by] mn inc. IMPRINT: San Francisco, Ca : CrossCurrent Media ; National Asian American Telecommunications Association [distributor], 1992. 1 videocassette (15 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 7729 SERIES: Ethnic studies video collection OTHER: Nanji, Menna. Choudhury, Sarita. National Asian American Telecommunications Association. CrossCurrent Media. mn inc. (Firm) TOPICS: Women--Islamic countries. Women, Muslim--Conduct of life. Women in Islam. Arab countries--Social life and customs. NOTES: In English and Arabic with English voice-over. CREDITS: Producer/director, Menna Nanji ; voiceover, Shauna Beharry, Menna Nanji. Sarita Choudhury. VHS. SUMMARY: Film is a meditation on women's roles as defined by orthodox Islamic laws. Layered images and text are utilized to examine familial and societal restrictions placed on South Asian women. Language: English Year: 1992 Item CSUGAPF6073-F (Films) APF6073 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Who will cast the first stone? [videorecording] / Retake Film & Video Collective ; co-directed by Sabina Sumar, Ahmed A. Jamal. IMPRINT: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 1989. 1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. : 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 2769 OTHER: Sumar, Sabiha. Jamal, Ahmed A. Retake Film & Video Collective. Cinema Guild. TOPICS: Women's rights--Pakistan. Women in politics--Pakistan. Women in Islam. NOTES: VHS format. In English and Urdu with English subtitles. CREDITS: Written and researched by Sabiha Sumar ; produced by Ahmed A. Jamal. Audience: Junior high school through college students and adults. SUMMARY: Takes a look at the impact of Islamization on women in Pakistan, showing the oppression and injustice which has led Pakistani women to the forefront of the political struggle for equal rights. Language: English Year: 1989 Item CSUG90-F791 (Films) ACP7939 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Women in the Arab world [videorecording] / directed by Froukje Bos. Arabian agenda (Television program) Democracy for my children. Democracy for our children. Egypt, to live with the differences. Jordan, democracy for our children. Morocco, the rights of women. Pour les droits des femmes. Rights of women. To live with the differences. IMPRINT: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, inc., c1996. 3 videocassettes (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 11490 (Library has 3 videocassettes) OTHER: Altorki, Soraya. Bilarabi, Aishah. Bos, Froukje. Faisal, Toucan. Pijpers, Harmke. Filmakers Library, inc. RVU educational broadcasting organisation. TOPICS: Altorki, Soraya. Bilarabi, Aishah. Faisal, Toucan. Women--Arab countries. Women--Egypt. Women--Jordan. Women--Morocco. NOTES: "A TV DITS BV production for the RVU." Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program: Arabian agenda. Pt. 3 has title in French: Pour les droits des femmes. Titles from containers; titles in the credits vary. Contents: 1. Egypt: to live with the differences -- 2. Jordan: democracy for our children -- 3. Morocco: the rights of women. Interviewer: Harmke Pijpers. SUMMARY: "Despite the repression of women by Islamic fundamentalist groups, there are examples of hightly educated, successful women who have attained emancipation. This series gives us portraitsof three such women in different countries and gives insight into the complex position of the educated Islamic woman"--Containers. VHS. In English, Arabic and French with English subtitles and voiceovers. Language: English Year: 1996 Item CSUGU3819144-F (Films) 3819144 (NOTIS)
TITLE: The women next door [videorecording] / directed and produced by Michal Aviad. IMPRINT: New York, NY : Women Make Movies, 1992. 1 videocassette (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 8063 OTHER: Aviad, Michal. Women Make Movies (Firm). TOPICS: Israel-Arab conflicts. Jewish-Arab relations--1973- Women, Palestinian Arab. Women, Jewish. Intifada, 1987- NOTES: English subtitles. CREDITS: Cinematographer, Buthina Khoury ; editor, Era Lapid ; music, Shlomo Mizrachi. VHS format. SUMMARY: Palestinian women, Israeli women and their families are interviewed. They describe the challenges and inhumanities they face in war zones and refugee camps, in the occupied territory. Language: English Year: 1992 Item CSUGAPN5272-F (Films) APN5272 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Women under siege [videorecording] / producer: Elizabeth Fernea ; director, Marilyn Gaunt. IMPRINT: New York, N.Y. : Icarus Films, c1982. 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 530 OTHER: Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock. Gaunt, Marilyn. Icarus Films. TOPICS: Women, Palestinian Arab--Lebanon. Women refugees--Lebanon. Jewish-Arab relations--1973- Palestinian Arabs--Lebanon. Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982- Rashidiyah (Lebanon) NOTES: Documentary. CREDITS: Camera, Diane Tammes ; editor, Terence Twigg. Accompanies A veiled revolution and The price of change in a trilogy of films dealing with the changing lives of Arab women. VHS. SUMMARY: "Rashadiyah ... a town six miles north of the Israeli border, in southern Lebanon ... [had become] the setting for a camp housing 14,000 Palestinian refugees. ... Women play a crucial role ... as mothers, teachers, political organizers, farm laborers, and fighters.... This film explores the lives of six representative Palestinian women."--Publisher's flyer. Language: English Year: 1982 Item CSUG87-F10 (Films) AJA4770 (NOTIS)
TITLE: Zahrat el Kindoul [videorecording] = Women from south Lebanon / Chamoun/Masri Productions ; a film by Jean Chamoun and Mai Masri. Women of south Lebanon. Women from south Lebanon. IMPRINT: Burbank, CA ; AME, 1982 ; [Distributor?] Video Works, 1986. 1 videocassette (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. LOCATION: Meyer Media Center ZVC 1787 OTHER: Chamoun, Jean. Masri, Mai. AME (Firm) Video Works. TOPICS: Women--Arab countries. Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949---Lebanon. Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982-1984. NOTES: In Arabic with English subtitles. Title on container: Women of south Lebanon. VHS SUMMARY: Lebanese woman discuss their resistance efforts and the events in their lives during the Israeli invasion of 1983. Language: Arabic Year: 1980-1988
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