On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 clewis@american.edu wrote:
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> A professor here at AU requested Beneath the Veil a few weeks ago so when
> it was on this past weekend we taped it off-air. It's a Channel 4
> production (BBC?) and the only copy in OCLC is at UC Santa Cruz acquired
> from CNN. The program focuses on much of the same information gathered on
> the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan website
> (www.rawa.org ) including footage of an execution of a women in the center
> of a football field. I don't think it is commercially available yet.
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> Christopher Lewis
> American University Library
> Media Librarian
> 202.885.3257
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> It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your
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> Judie Porter
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> Sent by: Subject: Re: Beneath the Veil
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> 10/01/01 01:17 PM
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> One more question:
> We found Beyond the Veil in the Films for the Humanities catalog and the
> title is 'Beyond the Veil: Are Iranian Women Rebelling." This is 22 minutes
> long and interviews Islamic scholars. Is there another video called 'Beyond
> the Veil: Afghan Women under Fundamentalism' also in Films for the
> Humanities? I'm not finding that.
> Are they the same and cover both countries??
> Was the CNN video definitely Afghanistan? I didn't actually see
> it, but
> that's what I was told. Thank you for your help so far.
> judith porter
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> At 09:21 AM 10/1/01 -0700, you wrote:
> > Just a follow-up. I don't think the FFH documentary is the same one
> >that aired on CNN. Beneath the Veil is 60 mins. in length. The FFH
> >program may be good, I don't know. I think we're running out of adverbs
> >to use with "the veil." Francis Poole
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> >On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Patrick Walsh wrote:
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> >> Dear Judith,
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> >> I'm not sure if this is the same program but the title is very similar
> so I
> >> thought I would post it. It's available from Films for the Humanities &
> >> Sciences (pricing below.)
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> >> Behind the Veil: Afghan Women under Fundamentalism
> >> For women living in Afghanistan under repressive Taliban rule, beatings,
> >> rape, and enslavement are commonplace occurrences. This gripping program
> >> describes the massive human rights abuses that have been escalating
> since
> >> the withdrawal of Soviet forces, as seen through the eyes of women who
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> >> survived years of rampant gender and religious intolerance--so far.
> >> Resistance activities carried out by women's groups inside the country
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> >> also documented, as they fight for freedom and democracy. Some content
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> >> be objectionable. (26 minutes, color)
> >> #EYA12113 Video: $129 Rental: $75
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> >> Patrick Walsh
> >> Films for the Humanities & Sciences
> >> patrick.walsh@films.com
> >> www.films.com
> >> 1-800-275-5126
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> >> >From: Judie Porter <porterj@ride.ri.net>
> >> >To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> >> >Subject: Beneath the Veil
> >> >Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2001, 7:25 AM
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> >> > Does anyone know if 'Beneath the Veil' is available for purchase? It
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> >> > broadcast several times on CNN this weekend.
> >> > Judith Porter
> >> > Portsmouth Schools, RI
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