FCCJ Kent Campus Library Video Collections -
Asian Humanities - Islam

In the Arab world, women are fighting a two-front war against repressive internal constraints and intrusive Western interference. In this program, a feminist delegation composed of author Nawal Saadawi and other renowned activists from the Middle East and North Africa gathers at the UN, on college campuses, and in church basements to speak out about deterioration of women's rights in the Arab states in an effort to heighten awareness of the Arab feminist struggle for equality--and the effects of U.S. foreign policy on their efforts.
VT - 6693

Combining the words of the Koran with narration, it traces the holy book's origin and describes the Koran's impact on the lives of Muslims around the world. It also identifies the Pillars of Islam, the five basic elements upon which the life of a religious Muslim is built.
VT - 4991

This program examines the issue of war and peace within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It looks at the differences within as well as between the religions that are in conflict, exploring how those conflicts have resulted in violence, as well as possible solutions.
VT - 4491

Describes how Islamic knowledge made significant contributions in the fields of astronomy, physics, medicine, and engineering.
VT - 6029

The conflicts between traditional values and modern life styles, between vast wealth and indigenous poverty, between the civilization once believed eternally monolithic and the thousands of voices each demanding satisfaction on a different level --these are the seismic fracture points of the Islamic scene today.
VT - 6030

The five essential principles on which Islam rests are discussed, described, and put into historical perspective in this program. Viewers are introduced to the huge international mosaic of Moslem believers, and the conflict between traditional teachings and the effects of industrialization.
VT - 6031

Visits Egypt to explore the experience of Islamic worship. Includes interviews with a number of Moslems who discuss their personal attitudes and approaches to their religion.
VT - 2337

Traces the history of Islam and shows ruins of its empire which stretched from India to Spain. Presents the rituals, dance, art, music, and philosophy of Sufism, the heart of Islam.
VT - 3625

Discusses the beginnings of civilization in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the long tradition of absolute rulers, many of whose policies have brought disaster on what was once the first "Garden of Eden."
VT - 2579 pt. 1

Traces much of the music of the Middle East and Balkans back to the spread of Mohammedanism. Introduces such instruments as the oud, santur, qanun, cimbalum and dumbek, and demonstrates the concepts of highly ornamented melodic lines and asymetrical rhythms.
VT - 2670

Describes the architecture and important areas of several Islamic cities in various areas of the Moslem world.
VT - 6027