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Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African American Heritage Month: Videos and Film

Resources related to the contributions of Arab American, Middle Eastern American, and North African American communities

Videos and Film related to Arab American, Middle Eastern American, and North African American Heritage and Current Issues

 

 

 

About a War - (2019) The Lebanese Civil War saw 170,000 dead, 1 million displaced and 17,000 people still missing. During the conflict thousands of teenagers picked up arms to fight in a 15 years war that tore the nation apart. Moving through the testimonies of Assad, a right wing Christian intelligence officer; Ahed, a Palestinian refugee fighter and Nassim, a Communist commander, About a War unpicks the personal motivations, trauma and regret of militiamen who picked up arms during the civil war. With no official account of the conflict, their testimonies build a multi-perspective picture of a crucial turning point in Lebanese history that radically transformed the Middle East.