Middle East
This program shows the common ground that all people share--hopes and hungers, concerns for their children's growth and development. The focus is on a theology of concern for issues regarding the environment, justice and peace.
This tape introduces Jews, Christians, Muslims as the world's monotheists who share the same God; each religion tracing its spiritual origins to Abraham. Here is an exploration of the colorful and often tragic relationships among the three groups.
"Covenant & Reality" examines the struggle to live in accordance with the ideals of each religion. The episode asks why it remains so difficult for people of faith to live up to their own ideas.
This episode sets out to explore the desert as both the historical birthplace of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and its continuing importance for the religious experiences of believers today. The desert has been a crucible of faith.
"The Holy City" examines the critical place of Jerusalem within all three religious. The history and current status of Jerusalem through the eyes of religious leaders & activists who are determined to achieve peace & social justice.
"The Living Spirit" graphically reveals individuals within Judaism, Christianity and Islam as ongoing sources of light and hope for others. The spirit of God continues to inspire and give life to all in the region.
"The Word" explores the place of sacred writing in three major religions. The primacy of the Torah within Judaism, the centrality of the Gospels for Christianity, and the immutability of the Koran for Islam, testify to the revealed word of God.
Ophir is celebrating his Bar Mitzvah at the Wailing Wall. He attends orienteering classes and with the help of maps and walkie talkies must find his way to different monuments and sites in Jerusalem.
This tape presents a quick helpful overview and introduction to the Middle East's history, geography, cultures, languages, religion, economics and politics.
This video assists the viewer in experiencing life in the Middle East today as it is influenced by the religions of the area. It portrays the role of the Christian church from the Crusades to the present featuring Syria, Egypt, Gaza and Jerusalem.
This videotape provides a look at Palestinian Christians who are bringing up children as Christians while living under occupation. This indigenous church has been in the Holy Land for centuries, yet is often forgotten by North American Christians.
Iraq was once the "Garden of Eden" and cradle of civilization and was called Mesopotamia. Iraq's glorious history and complex society included cities, the wheel, a written language and codified laws 6,000 years ago as well as an irrigation system.
This is a documentary that shows how concerned Christians, through Church World Service and the Middle East Council of Churches, are helping people help themselves in one of the most troubled spots in the world.
This video deals with the social and religious roots of the on-going crisis in the Middle East. It outlines the complex history of the Middle East in the 20th century and the course of Arab-Palestinian-Jewish relations.
This film highlights the conflict over the valuable resource - water. Control of water is the ultimate weapon in the Middle East.
Part 1 highlights the history of the Middle East from 1900 until World War II when the area was largely dominated by the Ottoman Empire. When the empire sided with Germany against Britain in WWI the British incited Arabs to rebel against their rulers.
Part 2 during WWII saw the Arabs driven by British colonialsm to support the Axis and Britain sought to maintain its dominion over the Holy Land and other areas of the Middle East.
Part 3, in the post WWII period saw the struggle of Middle Eastern people throw off British hegemony in the area. Nasser seeks to modernize Egypt, and to drive the British and French from their control of the Suez Canal.
Part 4 highlights the late 50s & 60s to see the Israeli succeed in annexing large portions of Biblical Israel, and bringing to justice the Nazi murderer Adolf Eighmann.
In Part 5, Israel gains additional land but multiplied its problems with the addition of a million Palestinian Arabs after the Six Day War of 1967. Hatreds and rivalries continue to darken the Middle East today.
