Middle East History and Culture films

Films useful in teaching history and culture of the Middle East. Suggested by the GPC Center for International Education

Forgetting the Arabs: Europe on the Cusp of the Renaissance. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. http://www.films.com/id/1261/Forgetting_the_Arabs_Europe_on_the_Cusp_of_the_Renaissance.htm

§ From Arabic to Latin: The Assimilation of Arab Knowledge. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. http://www.films.com/id/1260/From_Arabic_to_Latin_The_Assimilation_of_Arab_Knowledge.htm

§ Gaza Strip. Film by James Longley. Arab Film Distribution.

http://www.littleredbutton.com/gaza/

§ The Glories of Islamic Art. Part 1: The Ummayyads and Their Capital Damascus. Landmark Media Incorporated.

http://www.landmarkmedia.com/video.php?video=1090.

§ The Glories of Islamic Art. Part 2: Two Islamic Regimes in Cairo. Landmark Medi Incorporated.

http://www.landmarkmedia.com/video.php?video=1091

§ The Glories of Islamic Art. Part 3: The Ottomans and Their Capital Istanbul. Landmark Media Incorporated.

http://www.landmarkmedia.com/video.php?video=1092

§ Iran: A Cinematographic Re olution. Film by Nader Takmil Homayoun. First Run Icarus Films.
http://www.frif.com/press/ira/ira_pk.pdf

§ The Language of Li e, A Festival of Poets--Love's Confusing Joy. Directed by David Grubin and written by Bill Moyers. David Grubin Productions. http://www.makanalislam.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AWAIR&Product_Code=LCJ-101&Category_Code=RUMI

§ Marcel Khalifé, Voyageur. Music DVD. Nagam Records. http://www.marcelkhalife.com
(FYI this amazing and famous artist will perform in Atlanta on Sunday, November 4.)

§ Morocco, Body and Soul. Lutes and Delights. Film by Izza Genini. First Run/Icarus Films.
http://www.frif.com/cat97/k-o/lute.html

§ Music of the Middle East. Educational Video Network.
https://www.evndirect.com/shopping/product_details.php/id=624

§ Naguib Mahfouz, The Passage of the Century. Film by Francka Mouloudi. First Run Icarus Films.
http://www.frif.com/new2001/nag.html

§ &nb p; Nusrat! Live at Meany, A Concert of Qawwali. Produced by the University of Washington.
http://www.arabfilm.com/item_print.html?itemID=107

§ The Secrets of the Human Body: Islam's Contributions to Medicine. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. http://www.films.com/id/1256/The_Secrets_of_the_Human_Body_Islams_Contributions_to_Medicine.htm

§ We Loved Each Other So Much. Film by Jack Janssen. First Run/Icarus Films.
http://frif.com/new2004/much.html

§ Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt. Film by Michael Goldman. Narrated by Omar Sharif. Arab Film Distribution.
http://www.arabfilm.com/item/148/