Avi's encounter with controversial author,
politician and born-again America-booster, Ayaan
Hirsi Ali who says there's no such thing as
Islamophobia. Her extraordinary life story often
eclipses the powerful role she is playing in the
conversation about Islam and terrorism. As she
herself said recently, "Right now the media are
still lapping it up: a black woman who criticizes
Islam." Tags :OTMonthemapavilewisayaanhirsialiislamophobia
Directed by Alexander Kayiambakis, this video was
shot during a two day session at Høvringen
Høgfjellshotell in the Rondane mountains in
Norway, on Feb 7th and 8th 2006. It's the first
video from the new Minor Majority album "Reasons
to Hang Around". Tags :minormajoritysupergirlnorwaynorwegianmelancholypoprock
In an excerpt from the documentary "Never
before",Astrid Varnay talks about the character of
the Marschallin, Rise Stevens and Jarmila Novotna.
Also included is "Ich werd' jetzt in die Kirchen
gehn". More info about the documentary can be
seen at:
http://www.collup.com/neverbefore/premiere.html Tags :VarnayRosenkavalier