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How does propaganda create myths? Did a massacre at Jenin take place during the tumultuous events of April, 2002? THE ROAD TO JENIN interweaves candid Palestinian and Israeli interviews with archival footage to recount in gripping details the key events of the Jenin battle.
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SAVORING THE WORLD is a journey of discovery into the rich realms of other lands, cultures and people. It transports us around the world through breathtaking sights, sounds and tastes in 13 different regions. Each episode explores a unique interplay of geography, history, and culture (art, architecture, music, religion), and colorful cuisine. Exquisite photography and authentic regional music set among high mountain valleys, river plains, and ocean shores reveal the vibrant culture and excitement of each region in a fascinating kaleidoscope.
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The preliminary subjugation of northern Africa by the French and British, and the frantic efforts of latecomers such as Belgium, Germany, and Italy. Cecil Rhodes and his "Cairo to Capetown" dreams of British hegemony influenced the course of colonization.
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This comprehensive five part series offers an in-depth view of the Middle East in the past century, with a judiciously balanced perspective on its endless conflicts and turmoil. Commencing with the end of Ottoman rule, it depicts the stability of the Holy Land prior to World War 1.
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Midway, El Alamein, the monumental struggle at Kursk, the Allied triumph in the Battle of the Atlantic. The atomic bombs which brought Japan to unconditional surrender. A final segment considers the stunning toll of losses, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the long-range results: the development of the two superpowers.
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Covers the European theater with references to the pre-war Nazi annexations of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and the rapid German conquest of Poland. Reasons for the Allied collapse are cited. The Japanese war in China and triumph over the British in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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A strict prohibition on divulging the doctrine, and the practice of dissimulation have always contributed to the constant misunderstanding of this mysterious sect which stems from Islam . For the first time, a film reveals this unknown sect, the most secret in the Near East.
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In the new China open to the West, Shanghai is developing apace in a 21st century architectural style.
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The first dissidents within Islam, Shiites had been opposed to the authority of the Sunni caliphs and more generally to power of any kind
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Jews had been living in Arab lands for thousands of years. There were approximately a million Jews living in Arab countries between 1946 and 1974 who had accepted their fate in good times and bad times, enduring pogroms and persecutions for hundreds of years. Some Jews even considered their survival a miracle; many were expelled from the Arab world. But for others 1948 marked the beginning of their exodus with the birth of the state of Israel.
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Today, the African continent supports a wide range of both democratic and undemocratic societies. In many places democracy has fallen victim to poverty. But the advent of Nelson Mandela and South Africa's about-face has combined to prove that democracy can triumph.
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The development of the Boer republics and their humiliating defeat of British regulars by the use of commando warfare. Kitchener's starvation of thousands of Boer women and children in concentration camps.
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This six part series portrays the way in which democracy has become the most universally acclaimed system mankind has been able to conceive as a form of government. No one country is entitled to claim credit for developing democracy as a political theory, and no one can say how the story will end. In many parts of the world today democracy is taken for granted, but the road has been both long and hard. Conspiracy, war and revolution have all played a role in its history, a history of heroes, rogues, martyrs and visionary thinkers.
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Recounts both the major events of Stalin's life and investigates the remaining mysterious paradoxes and purges of the dictator. The titanic Nazi-Soviet collision with millions of Russian dead is also discussed.
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Outlines the resistance of the Catholic Mediterranean powers to the naval might of the Ottomans, and the great clash at Lepanto.
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Considers the nature of England's monastic orders, their power and corruption, and the aftermath of the edicts of 1536 and 1539.
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Explores the place of sacred writings in three major religions. The primacy of the Torah within Judaism, the centrality of the Gospels for Christianity, and the immutability of the Koran for Islam, testify to the special place and reverence accorded to the revealed word of God.
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Truth, Lies, and Intelligence is a powerful, hard-hitting documentary which outlines the intelligence fraud and the devastating chain of events culminating in the invasion of Iraq led by America, Australia and Britain, chronicling the inside journey from 9/11 to the bombing of Baghdad. After scores of interviews with senior intelligence analysts, Iraqi refugees, Arab leaders, insurgent bombers and ordinary citizens - can there only be one conclusion? That the devastating chain of events culminating in the invasion, conquest and occupation of Iraq was a war based on a litany of lies and intelligence fraud.
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Cairo displays the glories of two of the great Islamic regimes - the Shi'ite Fatimids who swept in from the North African desert, and the Mamluks, slave soldiers who overthrew their masters to set up their own Sunni dynasty. Both have left behind impressive evidence of their strength. The program introduces a colorful cast of characters. The rebel governor Ibn Tulun spent all his tax takings on building one of the earliest and finest mosques, named after him, instead of passing the money on to his masters in Baghdad; the caliph Hakim won widespread Shi'ite admiration despite his cruel and despotic rule.
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The fragmentation of pre-Napoleonic Germany, the revolution of 1848, Bismarck, his wars with Denmark, the Hapsburgs and France and the consequences for both Germany and Europe.
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The aims of Italian democrats such as Mazzini and the dynastic aspirations of the Piedemontese Charles Albert, the Revolution of 1848, and the pivotal roles of Cavour andGaribaldi and their wars.
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Looks at the achievements of the first Islamic dynasty, the Umayyads, who established their capital at Damascus. Their regime spread throughout greater Syria, and they left a rich architectural heritage. This includes two of the great surviving Islamic buildings, the Great Mosque of Damascus and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The program emphasises how the early Islamic builders and architects used ideas and materials inherited from their Byzantine predecessors.
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In September 2008, five teenagers, a Qatari, an Iraqi, a Syrian-Armenian, a Pakistani, and an Iranian, journeyed from the Middle East to Washington, DC to join teens from around the world in an intensely competitive annual ritual: the World School Debating Championships. Well aware that their region is associated, in Western minds, with oil, money, and jihad, they are determined to show that they are not closed-minded extremists.
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Granted rare access into Cuba, Dr. Julian Nava, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico who witnessed the early revolution, returns to Cuba after nearly 40 years. This video examines Cuban history, social structure, patriotism, and will to survive against the historical background of Cuban-American antagonism. What this eminent Latin American scholar found will be a surprise.
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An invitation to discover eight cities shown by eight well-known architects and city planners. Each architect analyzes a city he or she knows well and sees from a personal point of view. The architect presents the main geographical axis, streets, avenues, squares, etc., and the traditional quarters and contemporary creations. The historical evolution of the city, the architectural logic and the effects of a spontaneous or controlled transformation are also described.
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This 18 part history series covers significant events from the 16th century through the two world wars, and the accomplishments of Gandhi. Spanning four continents and four centuries, in-depth questions and stimulating solutions are offered by prominent professors and authors, specialists in their fields. These videos will challenge serious students as well as intrigue the general public.
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The first circumnavigation of the globe led by Ferdinand Megellan marked the beginning of European domination of the world; the shift in power from the Mediterranean to west and north-western Europe. The great colonial empires of Spain and Portugal and the gradual increase of Dutch trade and power. The English developments in marine and technology marked the beginnings of the British Empire.
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A three-cornered contest of Liberal Nazi, and Communism for the future of the world, ending with Communist control of China.
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The great world religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Taoism all developed in Asia within a thousand years.
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The World consists of 26 programs and covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the development of the United States through the Great Depression and the Cold War, to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, The World is an excellent resource for all students.
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The Written Word investigates the development of ancient writing. Who invented letters, how did they do it, and what was their motivation? The answers to these questions provide a key to understanding the development of civilization itself.
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