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Highlighting Cases of Wartime Sexual Violence in Bosnia


Posted by woodturtle on 12 Dec 2012 / 0 Comments
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It’s been 20 years since the start of Bosnian war. All year, journalists have used this anniversary not only to revisit their coverage of the region, but also to highlight how communities and individuals continue to experience the aftermath of a conflict that uprooted families from their homes, saw widespread wartime sexual violence and resulted in the deaths of over 100,000 people between 1992-1995. Unprotected, a recent documentary […]

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Film Review: Unveiled Views


Posted by izzie on 08 Nov 2012 / 0 Comments
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“When someone wants to be an artist, because they cannot let what’s going on around them stay the same, achieving fame in the world of art becomes unimportant.” –Alma Suljevic I am a lover of all art forms, including cinema; the Women Make Movies initiative, and the kind of varied and thought-provoking cinema they help […]

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Women, War & Peace Reviewed


Posted by azra on 06 Dec 2011 / 0 Comments
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In October and November of this year, PBS aired a five part series, “Women, War & Peace,” in the United States. The series website explains: “Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, placing women at the center of an urgent dialogue about […]

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All’s Fair in Love and War? Jolie’s New Film Deals with Bosnian-Serbian War


Posted by yusra on 07 Dec 2010 / 0 Comments
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Angelina Jolie is known more for being the sexier half of Brangelina and her patchwork family, but her luscious lips and film projects are a close second.  The latest controversy regarding the actress’s directorial debut flick in Bosnia is about a Muslim woman. The yet-to-be-titled film is set in Bosnia on the eve of the […]

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