Documentaries & films

Islam, Empire of Faith: This PBS program covers the rise and growth of Islam, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century to the ascension of the Ottoman Empire under Suleyman the Magnificent 1,000 years later.
Osama: When a 12-year-old girl's widowed mother and grandmother are forced by the Taliban to give up their jobs and go into seclusion, the young girl decides to disguise herself as a boy to save her family from starvation.
Kandahar : journey into the heart of Afghanistan: An Afghan journalist, who fled to Canada shortly before the Taliban rose to power, learns that her sister plans to commit suicide rather than live under an oppressive regime. Determined to rescue her sister, Nafas embarks on a difficult, perilous journey through war-ravaged Afghanistan.

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Everybody Reads 2006