Channel4: Syria Across The Lines
Across the Lines, a film by Olly Lambert, is a graphic and unflinching portrait of a society cleaving apart in the face of dwindling international support, escalating violence and a growing mutual desire for revenge.
Category: Society & Politics in the Middle East
Rohingya struggle in Bangladesh refugee camps
Bangladesh where has cracked down on migration from neighbouring Myanmar, closing its border, refusing to support asylum seekers and turning back boats. This creates, or rather increases the predicaments of the Rohingya trying to flee from the violence against them in nearby Burma / Myanmar.
OntdekIslam Conferentie – Groene Vogels
nav berichten over moslimjongeren die afreizen naar Syrië om deel te nemen aan gewapende strijd, organiseert OntdekIslam op zaterdag 7 juli de Groene Vogels conferentie met sprekers en discussie.
Dirty Wars: US, Yemen and Anwar al-Awlaki
From drone strikes to the massacre at al-Majalah, secret U.S. military actions inside Yemen are exposed in “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield,” is a documentary film by Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley. Here you see interviews with Scahill, Saleh bin Fareed and Nasser al-Awlaki, who lost his son, cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and 16-year-old grandson to U.S. drone strikes.
Breaking the Silence – Female Israeli Soldiers Testify
These testimonies of female Israeli soldiers seek to tell the Israeli public and international community what it means to be a woman serving in the territories. It is part of the project Breaking the Silence by IDF veterans.
Not anymore: A Story of Revolution in Syria
Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution is a documentary Matthew Vandyke that actually takes us back to the day “Day of Rage” on March 15, 2011 in Syria. Or how it begun. You watch the powerful, intense trailer here.
Verkiezingen in Pakistan: ‘revolutie’ bleef uit
Amer Morgahi over de recente verkiezingen in Pakistan gewonnen door Sharif die mikt op economische vooruitgang in het instabiele Pakistan.
De Khans van Pakistan: Imran Khan
Op 11 mei 2013 vinden er verkiezingen plaats in Pakistan. Oud-Cricketlegende en voorzitter van PTI, Imran Khan, maakt een goede kans om te gaan winnen volgens Nazima Shaikh.
The plight of Qatar's migrant workers
A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that foreign workers in Qatar risk serious abuse in the run-up to the 2022 football World Cup.
Long live the king – Bahrain Under Occupation
At this moment crown prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, son of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, king of Bahrain is in the Netherlands for queen Beatrix’ abdication and the investiture of the new king: Willem. A good time for some background information about Bahrain against the background of the current, often forgotten, uprising.