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Sonia Nettnin Haiku: Rice in Middle East
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 12:19 am | Sonia Nettnin
Haiku: Rice in Middle East Arab children cringe no more guns need milk and bread eyes flutter away - by Sonia Nettnin More >>
Poem: Portrait of a Palestinian Woman
Friday, 22 July 2005, 2:51 pm | Sonia Nettnin
Her face tells a thousand words weave herstory about late husband killed by Israeli soldier’s bullet. IOF’s assault on More >>
Iraq Union Leaders Speak About Labor Movement (2)
Friday, 24 June 2005, 2:21 pm | Sonia Nettnin
(Chicago) – Iraqi labor leaders Falah Awan and Amjad Ali Aljawhry spoke about the current state of Iraq and the challenges Iraqi workers face with an outdated labor code. More >>
Iraqi Union Leaders Speak About Occupation (1)
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 11:41 am | Sonia Nettnin
(Chicago) – Falah Awan and Amjad Ali Aljawhry spoke about the effects of military occupation on Iraqi society and the country’s labor union movement. Awan is president of the Federation of Workers Councils and Unions of Iraq (FWCUI) and Aljawhry is ... More >>
Sonia Nettnin: Abuse of U.S. Prisoners Abroad
Friday, 17 June 2005, 12:44 am | Sonia Nettnin
Important Note: the following article is not intended for readers under 18 years of age or for sensitive readers. More >>
Iraq Museum’s DG Lectures about Antiquities
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 4:26 pm | Sonia Nettnin
(Chicago) - The Director General of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Dr. Donny George, spoke about the April 2003 looting, the recovery of antiquities and the museum’s restoration initiatives at a lecture hosted by the Field Museum. More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: Waiting for Quds
Friday, 3 June 2005, 11:00 am | Sonia Nettnin
“Waiting for Quds” chronicles the inspiring lives of a Muslim Palestinian man and an Israeli woman who fell in love, married and managed the birth of their first child while the man was a political prisoner in administrative detention. More >>
Film Rev.: Rachel Corrie - An American Conscience
Friday, 27 May 2005, 12:35 am | Sonia Nettnin
The late Rachel Corrie (1979 – 2003) was articulate, straightforward and resolute. Her castigation of Israel’s military occupation of the Palestinian people and the Israeli Government’s disregard for the safety of Israelis and Palestinians rang with ... More >>
Sonia Nettnin: Jayyous Gate 25 Reopened
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:31 am | Sonia Nettnin
Earlier this week, Israeli Forces reopened West Jayyous Gate 25, but Palestinian villagers need Israeli permits for gate access for their farming equipment and donkey carts. More >>
Jayyous Gate 25 Closed to Palestinian Farmers
Monday, 16 May 2005, 1:31 pm | Sonia Nettnin
For the last, six days, Israeli Operation Forces closed gate 25 to the Palestinian farmers of Jayyous. The gate is the single entrance to 8000 dunums of Palestinian land that contain tree orchards and vegetable crops. More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: Another Road Home
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 11:29 am | Sonia Nettnin
Director Danae Elon takes a personal, cinematic journey in search of her Palestinian, fatherly caregiver in “Another Road Home.” She is the daughter of Israeli writer, essayist and critic of Israeli politics, Amos Elon. After the 1967 war, the family ... More >>
Stephen Hadley on the Bush Meeting with Putin
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 12:16 am | Sonia Nettnin
Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on the President's Meeting with President Putin Rossiya Filing Center Moscow, Russia More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: The Eternal Dance
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 12:27 am | Sonia Nettnin
Director Hiam Abbass’ “The Eternal Dance” is an intimate, cinematic portrait about the pain of letting someone go; and the desperate pleas of the surviving spouse to retain the relationship. More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: Sense of Need
Monday, 9 May 2005, 11:46 am | Sonia Nettnin
A fresh, innovative feature film about a man named Joseph who grapples with the psychological struggles of identity, emerged from the Chicago Palestine Film Festival. More >>
Film Review: Soraida, A Woman of Palestine
Friday, 6 May 2005, 12:16 am | Sonia Nettnin
In Director Tahani Rached’s latest film, “Soraida, A Woman of Palestine,” Rached explores the life of Soraida Abed Hussein and her friends, who live under military occupation in Ramallah. More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: Haifa
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 1:52 pm | Sonia Nettnin
After the Oslo Peace Accords, Director Rashid Mashawrawi explores the meaning of peace negotiations through a group of Gaza townspeople and the town’s fool in the film, “Haifa.” More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: And Life Goes On
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 1:51 pm | Sonia Nettnin
“And Life Goes On” is a short video of Director Reem Bader walking on two chairs throughout her daily life. More >>
Sonia Nettnin: Barrack Rima at Palestine Film Fest
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 12:24 am | Sonia Nettnin
After a screening of his film, “The Land of ’48,” at St. Xavier University for the 2005 Chicago Palestine Film Festival, Director Barrack Rima spoke with the audience. It resulted in a contentious discussion with several audience members. More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: The Land of ‘48
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 1:00 pm | Sonia Nettnin
She shows the camera a stack of title receipts. The papers, an aged brown, are over fifty years-old. Her grandfather paid the Government of Palestine, under British Mandate, 224 piastres (equal to 2.24 British pounds) for his monthly land taxes. More >>
Buthina Canaan Khoury at Palestine Film Festival
Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:30 am | Sonia Nettnin
She established good relations with all four Palestinian women. As a result, Director Buthina Canaan Khoury completed her first documentary, “Women In Struggle,” in four years. After 39 hours of footage, she edited her film to 56 minutes with seasoned ... More >>
