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What is Said About...Arabs and Terrorism
by Bassam Haddad. US, 2006, 90 min, Digibeta, NY Premiere
October 17, 2007 6:30 PM
Followed by Q & A with director Bassam Haddad
Synopsis
The "war on terrorism" has always been as ideological as it has been economic, physical, or political. Follow Arab-American Professor Bassam Haddad through eleven countries as he pieces together the candid opinions, and divergent rationale of dozens of experts, high-ranking politicians, scholars, and people on the street to revel the ideas that fuel this "war on terror." Part of a much larger documentary project, What is Said about Arabs and Terrorism is captivating and insightful due to the raw honesty and extreme diversity of perspectives brought to the roundtable.
Filmmaker's Biography
Bassam Haddad is Director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Mason University and Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. He serves as Founding Editor of the Arab Studies Journal (www.arabstudiesjournal.org), a peer-reviewed research publication and is co-producer/director of the award-winning documentary film, About Baghdad (www.aboutbaghdad.com), and director of a film series on “Arabs and Terrorism” (www.arabsandterrorism.com). He is currently working on his first book on Syria’s political economy. Bassam recently directed a new film series on Arab/Muslim immigrants/immigration in Europe, titled The “Other” Threat.
Festivals and Awards
• International Film Festival in Washington DC, 2007
• Beirut DC International Film Festival, 2007
• San Francisco Arab Film Festival, 2006
Credits
Producers: Asmahan Haddad, Quilting Point Productions
Print Source
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