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Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda 24 reviews
PBS Paramount, 2005
An eye/heart opener
+ Murder while the world stood by + A stunning documentary + ghosts of rwanda
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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 ...
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Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond 20 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
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Hotel Rwanda 11 reviews Various Artists
Commotion, 2005
United states of Africa...
+ song translations? + Great Music + Great Album, Great Movie + Wonderful
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Miss Sarajevo 6 reviews Passengers
Umvd Import, 1995
Amazing all-time favorite
+ One of the best "U2" singles ever + One of the best ever + war child ... + Best
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust 367 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
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Hotel Rwanda 322 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 ...
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Kundun: Music From The Original Soundtrack 23 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 ...
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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 ...
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Geldof in Africa 1 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 ...
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The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur 12 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...
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Sometimes in April 50 reviews Idris Elba, Carole Karemera
HBO Home Video, 2005
Graphic yet gripping
+ Powerful and Compelling + What can I say + Powerful movie.
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Rwanda: Living Forgiveness 2 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.
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Sevdalinka: Sarajevo Love Songs 1 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 ...
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The Devil Came On Horseback 15 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
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The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur 23 reviews Daoud Hari
Random House, 2008
Best of Luck
+ An Incredible Individual + Outstanding, 5 stars all the way + Heart Wrenching + The Power of Story
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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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(PRODUCT) Red Special Edition Red Ipod 4GB Nano MA725LL/A 2nd Generation by Apple
Apple Computer
Apple Computer
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Darfur Now 3 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.
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Together for the Children of Bosnia 5 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
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