All articles by Faraaz Rahman
The Toronto declaration is not a violation of artistic freedom
Faraaz Rahman — September 18, 2009 7 Comments
The protest is not against the individual Israeli filmmakers included in City to City, nor does it in any way suggest that Israeli films should be unwelcome at TIFF. However, especially in the wake of this year’s brutal assault on Gaza, protest is against the use of such an important international festival in staging a propaganda campaign on behalf of what the South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and UN General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann have all characterized as an apartheid regime.
Culture, Editor's Pick, Politics
Indian filmstar Shahrukh Khan’s detention at a US Airport – what we should be asking
Faraaz Rahman — August 26, 2009 5 Comments
Indian film star Shahrukh Khan’s detention at New Jersey asks an important question.
Editor's Pick, Politics
Triumph in adversity: What Pakistan’s cricket team tells us about the country
Faraaz Rahman — July 25, 2009 0 Comments
Pakistan’s recent World Twenty20 win was more than just a sporting achievement for the beleaguered nation
Politics
What is terrorism?
Faraaz Rahman — July 17, 2009 3 Comments
In the “City of God,” St. Augustine tells the story of a pirate captured by Alexander the Great. The Emperor angrily demanded of him, “How dare you molest the seas?” To which the pirate replied, “How dare you molest the whole world? Because I do it with a small boat, I am called a pirate and a thief. You, with a great navy, molest the world and are called an emperor.” St. Augustine thought the pirate’s answer was “elegant and excellent.”
