Arab identity: who are the Arabs? (Episode 1)

Contrasts the diversity of one hundred and twenty-five million Arabs and the unifying power of their heritage. Shows the force of the Islamic faith as pilgrims throng to Mecca’s Great Mosque. Shows that four hundred miles to the North, Arab traditions are dying under political and Western influence.

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Credits

producer/director

Anthony Thomas

production company

Learning Corporation of America

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

506119

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Arabs - Religion

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Islam

History → Arabs - History

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1976

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