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American Doctor
Movie
From award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, American Doctor follows three American physicians - Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian - united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals in Gaza, they return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they l...
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El Sett
Movie
Born into poverty in rural Egypt, a young girl disguised as a boy to sing defies tradition to become the Arab world's greatest musical icon. Through love, heartbreak, ambition, and sacrifice, Umm Kulthum's extraordinary rise culminates in a historic 1967 concert in Paris, where her voice carries ...
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Dr. Thaer Ahmad, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, and Dr. Mark Perlmutter - Episode 27
In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Dr. Ed Hasan sits down with American doctors Thaer Ahmad, Feroze Sidhwa, and Mark Perlmutter to discuss what they witnessed while working inside Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals, and what happened when they returned home and tried to make the world listen. The do...
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Traces of Home
Movie
Filmmaker Colette Ghunim embarks on journeys with her parents to find the ancestral houses they were forced to flee as children in Mexico and Palestine. Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself.
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Roqia
Movie
In 1992, after a car crash leaves Ahmed with amnesia, he returns to his village where nothing seems familiar—not his wife, nor his children. His youngest child, disturbed by Ahmed’s fully bandaged face, harbors a deep fear of him. Each night, mysterious visitors torment Ahmed, whispering litanies...
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A Sad and Beautiful World
Movie
Across three decades of passion, loss, and hope, Nino and Yasmina are bound by a magnetic relationship. Torn between love and survival, they must decide whether to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon or leave their home amid the country’s unfolding tragedy.
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Earth's Greatest Enemy
Movie
A gripping and eye-opening documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy follows Abby Martin as she challenges the widely accepted idea that climate change can be solved through individual consumer habits, instead identifying the United States military as one of the most significant drivers of environmenta...