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  • Death, everywhere

    Death, everywhere

    IRAQ: The hopes and broken dreams of a generation who has known nothing but war since the country's U.S.-led occupation.

  • Why are the youth in Iraq protesting?

    Why are the youth in Iraq protesting?

    IRAQ: In Iraq, the youth don't trust the politicians or the parties. We met the director and producer of Baghdad on Fire, which addresses the bad governance of their country's leaders and the mobilisation of the youth who really fight for change.

  • Confronting the captors

    Confronting the captors

    ISIS: A shocking and brutal account of the fate of a Danish photographer held hostage held by Islamic State terrorists.

  • Real bodies, fake bodies: the dichotomy of female objectification

    Real bodies, fake bodies: the dichotomy of female objectification

    GENDER EQUALITY: From Kurdish villages to college campuses, gender-based abuse knows no boundaries.

  • «I relish being a stranger in a strange land»

    «I relish being a stranger in a strange land»

    MDOC: Modern Times Review spoke with photographer and filmmaker Maythem Ridha on his experiences as an Iraqi in the UK, journey to film and photography, favourite Middle Eastern films, and more.

  • Understanding terror

    Understanding terror

    TERRORISM Uncovering the history of the Islamic State through the lenses of its now-detained members, capturing the reality of life in a land ravaged by war.

  • Beautiful prisons set in our modern times

    Beautiful prisons set in our modern times

    INTERVIEW: A conversation with Francesco Montagner whose film Brotherhood will have its Czech premiere at IDFF Ji.hlava as part of the official competition.

  • Sabaya: He said, she said, she said

    Sabaya: He said, she said, she said

    VIEWS: Sabaya and consent in documentary

  • ISIS and the media’s means to its ends

    ISIS and the media’s means to its ends

    MEDIA: Terrorism, film and propaganda: how ISIS adopted Western means of reaching an international audience.

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