| Deborah Kanafani Discusses New Book: Unveiled - 170 sec
Deborah Kanafani Talk About Her New Book, Unveiled.
Culture, politics, and family collide in this gripping front-row perspective of the Middle East conflict and of the courageous women working behind the scenes for peace and challenging the patriarchal traditions of their homeland. Deborah Kanafani has been Director of International Productions for the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, where she wrote and produced programs on children's and women's rights for the UNDP, UNICEF, and various European countries. While in the Middle East she ran conflict resolution programs between Palestinians and Israelis. She was Executive Director of Women in Film and Video in Washington, DC, and a consultant for Oxygen Media. She began her work in media affairs when she did her masters thesis on "The portrayal of the Middle East conflict in high school history textbooks and its impact on stereotyping. " She is the author of "Unveiled" How an American Woman Found Her way Through Politics, Love and Obedience in the Middle East". She currently lives in New York and Los Angeles, where she is producing a film on the life of Queen Dina and writing a children's series that introduces children to various periods of art.
Auteur : CBS
Tags: Arab authors books Deborah Kanafani Marwan Middle East Palestinian peace PLO
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| Γασσάν Καναφάνι Gassan Kanafani غسان كنفاني - 331 sec
فلسطين غسان كنفاني
Παλαιστίνη του Γασσάν Καναφάνι
Palestine gassan kanafani
Auteur : mynameisektor
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| 'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (1 of 6) - 240 sec
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Deborah Kanafani is the author of the 2008 autobiography, "Unveiled: How An American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love and Obedience in the Middle East," which details her marriage to Marwan Kanafani, a senior advisor and spokesperson for Yasser Arafat. Deborah also documents the stories of many of the courageous woman she encountered, including Queen Dina of Jordan and Yasser Arafat's wife Suha, while living in the Middle East.
Last Thursday in Los Angeles Deborah spoke about her book and her experiences...
Part 1 - Introduction (3:59)
Deborah opened by talking about her engagement and marriage to the "charming and dashing" Palestinian Marwan whom she met at the United Nations. But Deborah quickly discovered that she "lived with somebody that really had a very secret life" and that she had failed to understand his "connection to the Palestinian 'Cause.'"
After they were married the couple moved to Washington, D.C. where Marwan became the Arab League representative and Palestinian Ambassador. In the nation's capitol Deborah's life became very isolated because, "the world that those people live in -- not only diplomatic world but within the Palestinian political community -- is not a world where they like to let outsiders in."
Despite the isolation and some horrible circumstances of her marriage (see below), Deborah was able to find some positives in her situation: "The one good thing that happened, beside my two children, during the marriage was that I got to meet many fascinating women who were married to Arabic leaders. And these women just impressed me so much. They were strong, they were leaders in their own right. They were rebelling against the fundamentalism in their countries. They were fighting for women's rights. They were doing remarkable things."
"Unveiled" is the story of these women as well as Deborah's own journey.
Auteur : riphotpotatomash
Tags: unveiled deborah kanafani palestinian yasser arafat suha marwan book ambassador arab league middle east
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| 'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (2 of 6) - 523 sec
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Part 2 - Yasser and Suha Arafat (8:42)
Despite talking to Yasser Arafat many times over the phone, Deborah did not meet the PLO leader until his first trip to the U.S. in 1993 to sign the Declaration of Principles with Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin which paved the way for limited Palestinian self-government in Gaza and the West Bank.
Upon meeting Arafat Deborah was sure that, "he knew that he had something that [she] would never have -- [her] husband's complete devotion."
Much of this segment, however, is dedicated to telling a couple of interesting stories about Suha Arafat who did not accompany her husband on his historic trip to the delight of Arafat's advisors who universally "hated" her. Much to their chagrin, however, Suha was still able to steal the spotlight during the signing statement from "her living room in Tunisia."
Deborah also reveals how Arafat's marriage to Suha was leaked to the press by Suha's mother who was worried about public perception of the relationship between Arafat and her daughter.
Auteur : riphotpotatomash
Tags: yasser arafat suha plo rabin gaza west bank marwan deborah kanafani declaration principles middle east palestinian
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| 'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (3 of 6) - 128 sec
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Part 3 - Baha Kikhia (2:07)
In Part 3 Deborah briefly tells the story of Baha Kikhia whose husband Mansour was the Libyan Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United Nations. Mansour eventually resigned from his posts in protest of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's human rights violations. The couple then started a human rights organization for the Libyan people. Three years later Mansour was kidnapped in Cairo, Egypt.
Baha's subsequent search for her husband eventually led her to a surreal meeting in the middle of the Libyan desert with Gadhafi (excerpted from page 115 of "Unveiled"):
"You know, I love Mansour very much," Gadhafi said.
"Me, too," Baha answered again. They laughed despite her tears.
"You know what I think? I think it was the CIA that took him. Mansour wasn't the opposition. He was my friend."
"No, let's speak honestly. We know he was a leader in the opposition, but there is nothing wrong with that. Opposition means, they disagree with your thoughts. It means being against certain ideas, not against you, there is nothing wrong with that. He always said you were his friend, but he disagrees with you. Remember, Mansour didn't like to fight with anyone."
Despite Baha's heroic efforts Mansour was never found. The CIA would eventually give Baha a piece of paper with two lines written on it saying that her husband was executed but she refuses to accept it as valid.
Auteur : riphotpotatomash
Tags: deborah kanafani baha kikhia mansour libya muammar gadhafi unveiled cia politics middle east
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| 'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (4 of 6) - 594 sec
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Part 4 - Spying on Hamas and Kidnapped Children (9:53)
Auteur : riphotpotatomash
Tags: deborah kanafani marwan fbi kidnapped ramallah west bank middle east yasser arafat islamic law spying spy
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| 'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (5 of 6) - 420 sec
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Part 5 - Queen Dina of Jordan and Toujan al-Faisal (6:59)
Two other woman whose stories are told in Unveiled are Queen Dina of Jordan and Toujan al-Faisal who was Jordan's first female Member of Parliament.
Queen Dina became the first of King Hussein's four wives when they married in 1955. When they divorced two years later she became known as Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid of Jordan. Queen Dina eventually fell in love with the King's enemy - a Palestinian guerilla leader - which resulted in thousands of people dying when the King declared war against the Palestinians in what is now referred to as Black September. Queen Dina is also remembered for secretly arranging one of the largest prisoner exchanges ever.
Toujan al-Faisal was accused of apostasy and there were calls for her execution when she stood up to religious fundamentalism in Jordan. The court eventually dismissed her case and she was elected to Parliament in 1993 where she served until 1997. During their time together Toujan explained how Deborah could help Jordanians:
"People in the Middle East are either born as an oppressor or they were born to be oppressed. The only way to make change was to embarrass her country and its laws. The only way to change our laws is through retention from outsiders. Now that they know outsiders are watching Jordan wants to appear progressive. That's why I wanted to meet you [Deborah] so that you can be our messenger."
Auteur : riphotpotatomash
Tags: deborah kanafani toujan al-faisal queen dina jordan parliament king hussein black september palestinians guerilla
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| Mohammad Farid Hasan Kanafani - 143 sec
لذكرى
محمد فريد حسن كنفاني
ولد في حيفا، فلسطين عام 1918
توفي في بيروت، لبنان عام 2007
لتحملك هذه الجذور ونسيم الصباح
عائدا إلى حيفا، حلمك الأبدي،
موطنك
To the memory of
Mohammad Farid Hasan Kanafani
Born in Haifa, Palestine 1918;
died in Beirut, Lebanon 2007
May these roots and the morning breeze
take you back to Haifa;
your eternal dream,
your own home.
Auteur : nedalon
Tags: محمد فريد حسن كنفاني، فلسطين، نضال سوالمه، مخيم الفارعة
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| Book TV: Deborah Kanafani, author, "Unveiled" - 64 sec
Deborah Kanafani, author of "Unveiled" discusses her summer reading plans.
Auteur : BookTV
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| 'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (6 of 6) - 551 sec
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Part 6 - Return of her Children (9:10)
After three years of living in the West Bank in order to be close to her children, Deborah took a trip to the U.S. Shortly thereafter the Second Intifada occurred and her children were evacuated to Jordan by her ex-husband's current wife. Scared herself, the American born current wife was amenable to sending Deborah's children back to the U.S. but needed to get them passports since her husband had sent them to Jordan with Palestinian documents.
With the help of her cousin Donna Shalala, who was Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Clinton, Deborah got her children passports overnight. And her children, then 13 and 15, were put on a plane out of Jordan just as her ex-husband was returning to get them.
Deborah was quick to point out that it was not quite the Hollywood ending her book publisher was looking for as her children went through difficult adjustment periods. However, she did end the talk on an extremely positive note:
"One of the great thrills of being there was meeting these incredible Palestinians and Israelis who wanted to work together for peace. And I don't mean a few, I mean a lot... and there is just a huge grassroots civil movement going on and unfortunately it is not shown on the news. The news would rather show the war that is going on. But I tell you that these peacemakers are out there and they are strong and the people have a big desire to work together."
Auteur : riphotpotatomash
Tags: deborah kanafani west bank second intifada jordan donna shalala clinton kidnapped children middle east palestinians
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| Gassan Kanafani from Greeks filos - 332 sec
gassan kanafani art books
Auteur : mynameisektor
Tags: documentary
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| Marwan Kanafani: A Journal Entry from Northport - 188 sec
I thought only school kids had hard times letting go of summer. Ahhh, that is not the case. This is a little journal entry I did on my last day in Northport, Aug 29th 2008.
Auteur : citybreathing
Tags: Marwan Kanafani Northport Michigan vacation
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| Mei Kanafani singing softly in St. Louis - 29 sec
This is my adorable niece. Whenever she sings it's really soft so you have to listen carefully.
Auteur : citybreathing
Tags: Kanafani Mei St. Louis
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| Marwan Kanafani: Biking in northern Michigan - 89 sec
Wow, how much more beautiful does it get? I rode around 150 miles while on vacation and this is a little entry from a cute little lake town called Leland.
Auteur : citybreathing
Tags: Marwan Kanafani Leland biking northern michigan
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| kanafani - 170 sec
historacly important
Auteur : palwatch
Tags: israel
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| Mei singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" June 24th 2008 - 46 sec
This is Mei Kanafani singing the classic tune, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", in St. Louis, MO on June 24th, 2008.
Auteur : nadimkanafani
Tags: Kanafani Mei twinkle little star
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| الى روح غسان كنفاني - 232 sec
هذا قليل امام نضالك وشموخك يارفيق غسان
www.horria.org
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Tags:pflp arab palestine palästina ghasan kanafani horria
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| الشهيد غسان كنفاني - 306 sec
إياكم و الموت الطبيعي و لا تموتوا إلا بين زخات الرصاص
Auteur : cheayman
Tags: ghassan kanafani palestine
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| Ila Haifa Trailer - 72 sec
Ila Haifa, an adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani's "Returning to Haifa" is touring coming to London for 3 nights only.
8,9 and 10th of May 2008.
For tickets call PSC on 0207 700 6192
Presented by PSC (www.palestinecampaign.org) and Al Zaytouna (www.alzaytouna.org)
Auteur : duffer2205
Tags: Palestine Israel Haifa Kanafani
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| Meet Abeer! - 76 sec
Hey guys! This is one of my friends in TX, Abeer Kanafani. :) She does a magnificent Texan accent, is kinda kooky, and overall awesome!
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