civil war, 1975-

An account of the fundamentalist religious revolution in the Middle East since the overthrow of the Shah.

Conversations with young people in the Middle East depict the political strife there and how it has affected their lives.

Traces the history of Lebanon from ancient times to the present and examines some of the reasons for the devastating civil war which has been going on since 1975.

A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street.

Explores the conflict in war-torn Lebanon, giving a history of the land, the people, the politics, and the ethnic problems.