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Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Americans are all, to a greater or lesser extent, inhabitants of a land shaped by the last five centuries of Western history and culture. Explores the ideas, events, and characters that molded Western political, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, scientific, technological, and economic history during the tumultuous period between the 16th and 20th centuries.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious leaders, and daily life in the late antique world.
4) Muse of fire
Description
This documentary , "Operation Homecoming", was created to help U.S. troops and their families write about their wartime experiencess. The program sent distinguished authors to conduct writing workships at military installations across the country and overseas. Selected from more than12,000 pages submitted to the NEA, nearly one hundred memoirs, stories, poems, and letters are published in "Operation Homecoming"; Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front...
6) Risen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Journey to a turbulent world under siege as reformed artifact smuggler Rudy travels to Jerusalem to rescue his museum-curator father, who's been kidnapped by ruthless fanatics, and recover a sacred scroll believed to hold dangerous secrets of an underground sect. Framed for murder by a scheming police chief, Rudy enlists the aid of a mysterious beauty to clear his name and wages a one-man battle to recapture the prized manuscript before the ultimate...
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about history from the origins of man to the discovery of a new world. At the height of its power the Russian Empire stretched across 15 time zones, incorporated nearly 160 different ethnicities, and made up one sixth of the entire world's landmass. Trace the glittering stories of the Imperial rulers and the Russian people...
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
World-renowned belly dancer, Leila of Egypt, teaches Belly Dance for Beginners & Beyond
Bellydance is fun, exciting, sensual and suitable for all body types and fitness levels. With this centuries old art form you' ll improve muscle tone, increase flexibility and range of motion while achieving better posture and a new sense of confidence and self-expression. This 3 DVD Deluxe edition includes:
Disc 1: Bodywisdom's top-selling Bellydance for beginners...
Pub. Date
1999
Description
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.
12) Infidel
Pub. Date
2020
Description
A contemporary Middle East thriller starring Jim Caviezel as an American kidnapped while attending a conference in Cairo, who ends up in prison in Iran on spying charges. His wife goes to Iran, determined to get him out.
13) The rise of ISIS
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. As part of a special FRONTLINE series, correspondent Martin Smith reports from Iraq on how the country began coming undone after the American withdrawal and what it means for the U.S. to be fighting there again.
15) Incendies
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
After the death of their mother, a set of twins make a life-altering discovery and travel to the Middle East to find the father they thought was dead.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A true story of a trailblazing woman who found freedom in the faraway world of the Middle East. Gertrude Bell chafes against the stifling rigidity of life in turn-of-the-century England, leaving it behind for a chance to travel to Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence.
19) The Middle East
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Examines the Middle East conflict over the past 50 years, highlighting major figures and events. Discusses the Arab-Israeli conflict, Cold War tensions, and oil reserves as reasons for U.S. involvement.
20) Torn apart
Pub. Date
2007
Description
A soldier and a middle eastern woman fall in love in the war torn Middle East and try to escape its harsh realities.