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Wound (Zakhm) (1998)

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The title means “Wound”, and it’s well-chosen. The wound referred to is not only a personal one, but a national one. Although the excuse is religion, there’s little evidence of a religious basis to the mounting hatred that drives this feud that threatens to turn into civil war. Angry militants on both sides slaughter innocent civilians on both sides, which, as with all conflicts of this nature, only inflames the hatred.

The calm at the centre of this storm is … (read more)

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