Middle East

  • Eyes on the war

    Eyes on the war

    Mohamed Jabaly’s documentary debut Ambulance provides a unique insight into a bombing of Gaza lasting 51 days, as witnessed from the ambulance driver’s seat.

  • The Fate of the Yezidis

    The Fate of the Yezidis

    Thousands of Yezidis remain in IS captivity, whilst others flee and suffer traumas. The plight of the victims, their loved ones and the aid workers is highlighted in three recently launched documentaries.

  • Winner at IDFA: A Humanistic Portrait of a Troubled People

    Winner at IDFA: A Humanistic Portrait of a Troubled People

    WINNER AT IDFA: When Nori Sharif is given a video camera by director Zaradasht Ahmed to record life in a small Iraqi town, following the US withdrawal at the end of 2011, he decides to film people who “nobody knows about.”

  • 21 days’ of detailed discomfort

    21 days’ of detailed discomfort

    It is incredibly gripping to get intimate with Mahmoud’s family during their escape from Syria to Switzerland. Even the lethal rubber dingy journey across icy cold waters is documented – using a small mobile phone camera.

  • RAPHAEL SCHUTZ: Being the Israeli Ambassador to Norway

    RAPHAEL SCHUTZ: Being the Israeli Ambassador to Norway

    The background for this interview were six, quite insistent, emails from the Israel Embassy in Norway, to end their Modern Times subscription, and have the remaining amount refunded. This led me to believe that the Embassy did not want to read the criticism directed at Israel in our columns. I wrote a Facebook comment about…

  • ODD KARSTEN TVEIT: A Chaos of lies

    ODD KARSTEN TVEIT: A Chaos of lies

    What is it like to have lived a life as a reporter and correspondent for the Norwegian National Broadcaster, NRK? In connection with his new book De Skyldige (The Guilty Ones), we speak with him about Norway’s friendship with Israel, about the massacre in Sabra and Shatila, and about Norwegian diplomacy.

  • Mads Gilbert – On Gaza

    Mads Gilbert – On Gaza

    The Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert talks about Gaza after returning from the last war.

  • BREAKING THE SILENCE: “The Army is our national religion”

    BREAKING THE SILENCE: “The Army is our national religion”

    Over the last decade, several Israeli soldiers have attempted to explain what really happens in the occupied territories. Instead of protecting Israel’s safety, it is all about expanding the control over the Palestinian areas, says Israeli Avihai Stollar from veteran association Breaking the Silence.

  • Syria – Return to Homs [debate]

    Syria – Return to Homs [debate]

    Filmmaker Orwa Nyrabia together with debattants in Oslo, regading the premiere of Return to Homs     Se film: https://vimeo.com/91612551 Also: – Cecilie Hellestveit, senior adviser at ILPI – Middle East expert Kai Kverme – Photographer Tine Poppe – Moderator: Truls Lie

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