Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda24 reviews

PBS Paramount, 2005

An eye/heart opener

+ Murder while the world stood by
+ A stunning documentary
+ ghosts of rwanda
  
  











  



  
Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Camps, Civil War, And the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid (Cornell Studies in ...1 review
Sarah Kenyon Lischer

Cornell University Press, 2006

Right on target

Refugees are violent. This is a fact of history, but it is not always a fact. In the case of the Palestinians, the Hutus in Congo and the Bosnians, the refugees were either already terrorists when they fled or became them once in the camps. Violence was the national anthem of the camps in the ...
  
  











  



  
Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond20 reviews
Don Cheadle, John Prendergast

Hyperion, 2007

If you want to change something.

+ DARFUR and PALESTINE: VICTIMS of GENOCIDE.
+ call to action
+ A MUST READ
  
  











  



  
Hotel Rwanda11 reviews
Various Artists

Commotion, 2005

United states of Africa...

+ song translations?
+ Great Music
+ Great Album, Great Movie
+ Wonderful
  
  











  



  
Miss Sarajevo6 reviews
Passengers

Umvd Import, 1995

Amazing all-time favorite

+ One of the best "U2" singles ever
+ One of the best ever
+ war child ...
+ Best
  
  











  



  
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust367 reviews
Immaculee Ilibagiza

Hay House, 2007

Left to Tell

+ Excellent
+ You will never look at life the same again
+ Life Changing
+ Couldn't put it down
  
  











  



  
Hotel Rwanda322 reviews
Xolani Mali, Don Cheadle

MGM (Video & DVD), 2005

Powerfully Amazing!

+ Powerful and stunning fictionalized (but fact-based) history
+ dvd

This movie is one of the most powerful of it's type. When it was first out, there were two other movies depicting the genocides and problems facing african nations. While each is very good, Hotel Rwanda is the best. It's simple story about a simple man saving hundreds of people, and the personal ...
  
  











  



  
Kundun: Music From The Original Soundtrack23 reviews
Philip Glass, Richard Sher, ...

Nonesuch, 1997

Hypnotic

+ Fabulous blending of music, film and subject
+ this Glass guy is really getting to me

I may be in the minority of the reviewers here, in that I have never seen the movie "Kundun". I picked up this cd because it looked interesting (I know...u can't judge a book, or cd in this case, by it's cover), but I am a great experimentor and I love 'discovering' different forms and types of ...
  
  











  



  
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Treaties, Cases, and Analysis
Francisco Forrest Martin, Stephen J. Schnably, ...

Cambridge University Press, 2006

This volume introduces law students to the international legal instruments and case law governing the substantive and procedural dimensions of international human rights and humanitarian law, including economic, social, and cultural rights. It also discusses the history and organizational structure of human rights and humanitarian law enforcement mechanisms. Relevant to U.S. audiences, a chapter ...
  
  











  



  
Geldof in Africa1 review
Bob Geldof

Random House UK, 2007

Wonderful and Original prospective on Africa...

I am a Geldof fan, however, I didn't let this prejudice my review of this amazing book. From the beginning I felt like I could not put the book down! It has amazing pictures and the many stories of tribesmen was uniquely written. I think if you know anything about Africa and its people - or ...
  
  











  



  
The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur12 reviews
Brian Steidle, Gretchen Steidle Wallace

PublicAffairs, 2007

Darfur

+ shocking and infuriating
+ The Devil Came on Horseback - The resource war of Darfur
+ Is the devil a mythical creature or us?
+ GENOCIDE IN PROGRESS...
  
  











  



  
Sometimes in April50 reviews
Idris Elba, Carole Karemera

HBO Home Video, 2005

Graphic yet gripping

+ Powerful and Compelling
+ What can I say
+ Powerful movie.
  
  











  



  
Rwanda: Living Forgiveness2 reviews

Vision Video, 2005

great movie

+ An amazing lesson in forgiveness and love

really gives an impression of what people are doing now with the memory of the genocide.
  
  











  



  
Sevdalinka: Sarajevo Love Songs1 review
Various Artists

Piranha Germany, 2007

meetings of Sephardic, Islamic and Slavic cultures

Featuring Mercan Dede, Jadranka Stojakoviæ & many more, Sevdalinka is a collection of Sarajevo Love Songs. Soak up the sound of Sevdalinka, the music of the Bosnian soul. With roots in the meetings of Sephardic, Islamic and Slavic cultures over centuries, it tells a thousand and one stories of ...
  
  











  



  
The Devil Came On Horseback15 reviews
Brian Steidle

International Film Circuit / Break Thru Films, 2007

Heart-wrenching documentary

+ The Devil Came On Horseback
+ The Devil Came on Horseback
+ A Great Challenge
+ The Devil Came on Horseback
  
  











  



  
The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur23 reviews
Daoud Hari

Random House, 2008

Best of Luck

+ An Incredible Individual
+ Outstanding, 5 stars all the way
+ Heart Wrenching
+ The Power of Story
  
  











  



  
Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur
Lane H. Montgomery

Ruder Finn Press, Inc., 2008

A powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Darfur. More than a chronicle of dates and death tolls, it gives a personal history of victims, perpetrators and consequences. With texts by Terry George, Dr. Richard Hovannisian, Amb. James Rosenthal, et. al.
  
  











  



  
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Darfur Now3 reviews
Nimeri Issa, Jason Miller (XXV)

Warner Home Video, 2008

great cause, more of this

+ See people at social action work
+ "our problems have no limits"

This highlights the cause and the people who are helping that cause of Darfur. I hope this opens people's eyes to the real problems in Sudan. Cheers for those who are out to publish truth.
  
  











  



  
Together for the Children of Bosnia5 reviews
Nenad Bach, Saturnino / Cherubini, Lorenzo Celani, ...

Decca, 1996

Great album, worthy cause.

+ Love This!
+ Love This!
+ 4th in the Pavarotti and Friends charity concerts
+ Master Class, but still too stuffy