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Written by Dr. Ferrukh Faruqui
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Monday, 18 February 2013 23:07 |
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On the blustery evening of January 30th, a group of hardy souls ventured into the darkness to attend a special screening at the auditorium of Library and Archives on Wellington Street. Sponsored by the Canadian Film Institute, Ariel Nasr’s The Boxing Girls of Kabul played before a disparate audience united by a common interest in the plight of Afghanistan. The bicultural director, whose next film, Buzkashi Boys,is a 2013 Oscar finalist, described life in that shattered nation and the challenges inherent in shooting a controversial film featuring girls in a society notoriously closed to foreigners.
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Written by Noman Bajwa
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013 01:29 |
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Kandahar-The Fighting Seasonis a new exhibit that is sure to garner a lot of attention from those with an interest in Afghanistan.
The exhibition at the War Museum features sixteen intense, some even haunting photographs taken between 2006 and 2001, during the war in Afghanistan.
Award-winning photographer Louie Palu accompanied Canadian soldiers to Kandahar Province in Southern Afghanistan. He captured their world of firefights and exhausting patrols in some of the most dangerous districts of Kandahar (said to be the heartland of the insurgency).
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Written by Chelby Daigle
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Monday, 24 December 2012 19:04 |
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The fifth annual Expressions of Muslim Women (EMW) took place on Saturday, November 17 at the Centrepointe Studio Theatre. The sold-out event raised funds for local charities like Sadaqa Food Bank and Nelson House, a shelter for women and children fleeing abuse.
The title of this year’s event was “Strength in Sisterhood”, a theme which ran through several of the performances that evening. The theme was also embodied by the commitment of the event organizers, a group of women who have volunteered to make EMW an artistic celebration for women to look forward to each year.
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Written by Farhat Rehman
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Saturday, 03 November 2012 19:48 |
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On Oct. 2, I participated in a panel organized by Dr. Qais Ghanem entitled “Women, Violence, and Human Rights” at the Ottawa Public Library. The panel was part of the 2012 Ottawa Peace Festival and also raised awareness about the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child (October 11). As panelists we discussed many controversial and sensitive topics related to the abuse of women and girls both in Canada and abroad.
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Written by Shelley Hermon
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012 00:00 |
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It was noon on a hot September day in Tel Aviv and I was on my way to the Tel Aviv Cinematheque for the world premiere of my film Within the Eye of the Storm, which tells the amazing story of Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan – a Palestinian and an Israeli who, against all odds, go from being enemies to brothers.
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