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Second Opinion with T. R. Reid: Inside Ayurvedic Medicine
Item# 40616
© 2008
54 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-153-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-152-1
When his American doctor suggested shoulder replacement surgery, veteran reporter T. R. Reid decided to investigate other options. This program documents his three-week stay at a clinic in southern In...
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Alaa Al Aswany
Item# 40649
© 2008
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-189-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-188-0
In the early years of his dental practice, Alaa Al Aswany had an office in Cairo's deteriorating Yacoubian Building-eventually turning his experiences there into a successful novel by the same title....
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Orhan Pamuk
Item# 40648
© 2008
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-187-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-186-6
Refuting any connection with overt political goals, Turkish novelist and Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk aims to create stories "as a child, not knowing where I am going next." Yet few writers in the Islam...
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The Word and the Bomb: Writing in the Age of Terror
Item# 40646
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-183-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-182-8
How have the spread and visibility of terrorism shaped literature and the act of storytelling? Is the novel still relevant in today's violent world? Can it address or possibly help heal the rifts betw...
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Veil of Dreams: Women's Soccer and Islamic Tradition in Iran
Item# 40606
© 2008
47 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-143-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-142-2
Exploring a clash between sacred customs and contemporary athletic aspirations, this program follows an Iranian women's soccer team daring to push traditional limits and pursue victories both on and o...
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The Bamboo Cross: Chinese Christianity on the Rise
Item# 39632
© 2008
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-942-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-943-4
Chinese Christians are growing in number-but are their beliefs compatible with Western teachings? Why does the Communist government look so favorably on a "foreign" faith? Has the Gospel become a tool...
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China's Leap of Faith
Item# 39630
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-938-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-939-7
During the Cultural Revolution, Chinese leaders discouraged-and frequently cracked down on-the practice of any faith. This two-part series examines the country's new religious freedoms, which find exp...
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The Gods Come Home: China's Traditional Faiths Persevere
Item# 39631
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-940-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-941-0
After decades of Communist oppression and neglect, Buddhist temples are now thriving across China. But are Buddhism and Taoism even relevant in a country that has thoroughly embraced materialism? How...
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Hamas: The Untold Story
Item# 39915
© 2008
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-925-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-926-7
Produced with unprecedented access to Hamas and its operations, this program takes viewers inside Gaza's Islamic fundamentalist government in the months following its civil war against Fatah. The film...
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Gender Me: Homosexuality in the World of Islam
Item# 39841
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-704-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-705-8
Filmed in Istanbul and Oslo, this artistic documentary by Turkish/Norwegian filmmaker Nefise Ozkal Lorentzen openly explores what it is like to be both gay and Muslim. Through the interrelated stories...
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