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21) Malcolm X
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English
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Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
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Drawing on the full panoply of medieval sources, Guy sheds new light on the relationship between Saint Thomas a Becket and England's greatest medieval king, Henry II, separating truth from centuries of mythmaking, and casting doubt on the long-held assumption that the headstrong rivals were once close friends. He also provides the fullest accounting yet for Becket's seemingly radical transformation from worldly bureaucrat to devout man of God.
28) Malcolm X
Series
Criterion collection volume 1160
Language
English
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The life of Malcolm X, the black activist who became a Muslim and was a leader in the Nation of Islam until his assassination. Special features include: 10 additional scenes, the Academy Award-nominated documentary Malcolm X, and more.
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Perpetua, a young mother living in Carthage in 206 AD, is put in prison for believing in Christianity instead of praying to the Roman gods. When she is offered a deal in exchange for her freedom, she sets events in motion that will be an inspiration to Christians for centuries to come.
38) Horses of God
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Arabic
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A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.
Ten year-old Yachine and his thirteen-year-old brother Hamid live in the slums. Hamid works hard to support his family, but eventually gets in with the wrong crowd and goes to prison. After years in jail, Hamid returns home an Islamic fundamentalist. He persuades Yachine and his pals to join him. Their spiritual leader trains them and one day...
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"'I Am N' reminds us that we are each 'n,'-- the Arabic letter radical Muslims use to identify followers of Jesus of Nazarene. Wherever we live, we have camaraderie with those who are persecuted. So come meet their families. Read their stories. And deepen your faith in God who gives us the courage to shine in a dark and hurting world"--Page 4 of cover.
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