Husain exhibition vandalized
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New Delhi: A protest exhibition organized in support of painter M.F. Husain, whose portrayal of Hindu goddesses has invited the wrath of Hindu activists, ran into rough weather here Sunday as some people vandalised his paintings.
"The incident took place at around 3.30 p.m. when a group of around 15 people reached the exhibition venue and tried to damage the paintings," said Rajan, one of the organisers.
"They were shouting slogans and holding placards reading 'Bharat Mata ki Jai, Jai Shri Ram'," Rajan added.
The symbolic exhibition was organised under the aegis of the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) at the Constitution Club here.
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
A Film on Billy Graham: pastors urge flocks to head for the theater.
"Billy: The Early Years," the new feature film about Charlotte-born Billy Graham, won't hit theaters until Oct. 10. But the movie's producers, based in California and England, are hoping to build some buzz in the coming weeks by holding more than 50 such sneak peeks for evangelical "opinion makers" across the Bible Belt.
Good reviews from critics are nice, but the thumbs-up producers of Christian films want most these days are from pastors urging their flocks to head for the theater.
In recent years, such word-of-mouth from the pulpit has helped turn films such as "The Passion of the Christ," "Facing the Giants" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" into must-see hits for evangelicals who often shun Hollywood fare because of risque and violent content.
Alex Kendrick, an associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist who directed the film and played the coach, will unveil his latest movie next month. "Fireproof" is another inspirational Christian movie about a firefighter who saves his struggling marriage by following a 40-day "Love Dare" journal.
"What a great opportunity for us," Vail says about hosting the movie about Charlotte's most famous son. "Each one of these (Christian) films is trying to communicate a biblical worldview and how it's lived out in our society today."
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Good reviews from critics are nice, but the thumbs-up producers of Christian films want most these days are from pastors urging their flocks to head for the theater.
In recent years, such word-of-mouth from the pulpit has helped turn films such as "The Passion of the Christ," "Facing the Giants" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" into must-see hits for evangelicals who often shun Hollywood fare because of risque and violent content.
Alex Kendrick, an associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist who directed the film and played the coach, will unveil his latest movie next month. "Fireproof" is another inspirational Christian movie about a firefighter who saves his struggling marriage by following a 40-day "Love Dare" journal.
"What a great opportunity for us," Vail says about hosting the movie about Charlotte's most famous son. "Each one of these (Christian) films is trying to communicate a biblical worldview and how it's lived out in our society today."
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Actor-comedian Bernie Mac's Death Raises Sarcoidosis Awareness
Actor-comedian Bernie Mac lived with sarcoidosis for more than two decades before he died of pneumonia Aug. 9. 2008.
DAN CHILDS (ABC News) writes: Mac's Death Raises Sarcoidosis Awareness
Sarcoidosis Community Mourns Bernie Mac; Says More Awareness Needed for Disease
For Andrea Wilson of Chicago, Valentine's Day 1994 marked the end of an eight-year search to identify the mystery disease that had turned her life into a living hell -- a daily routine of pain, fatigue and seemingly unconnected symptoms.
Bernie Mac
Actor-comedian Bernie Mac lived with sarcoidosis for more than two decades before he died of pneumonia Aug. 9. 2008.
"I'd been consistently misdiagnosed for eight years," she recalls. "I was told it was multiple sclerosis. I was told it was a brain tumor. I was told it was just stress -- that I was freaking out, that it was nothing."
But it was only when a chest X-ray revealed massive scarring in her lungs that doctors determined that she suffered from sarcoidosis -- a condition in which the body's immune system triggers uncontrolled inflammation, wreaking havoc on internal organs.
Wilson, like most others with sarcoidosis, experienced particularly severe inflammation in her lungs. But even then, medical professionals hesitated to believe Wilson could have suffered the degree of damage the X-ray showed.
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DAN CHILDS (ABC News) writes: Mac's Death Raises Sarcoidosis Awareness
Sarcoidosis Community Mourns Bernie Mac; Says More Awareness Needed for Disease
For Andrea Wilson of Chicago, Valentine's Day 1994 marked the end of an eight-year search to identify the mystery disease that had turned her life into a living hell -- a daily routine of pain, fatigue and seemingly unconnected symptoms.
Bernie Mac
Actor-comedian Bernie Mac lived with sarcoidosis for more than two decades before he died of pneumonia Aug. 9. 2008.
"I'd been consistently misdiagnosed for eight years," she recalls. "I was told it was multiple sclerosis. I was told it was a brain tumor. I was told it was just stress -- that I was freaking out, that it was nothing."
But it was only when a chest X-ray revealed massive scarring in her lungs that doctors determined that she suffered from sarcoidosis -- a condition in which the body's immune system triggers uncontrolled inflammation, wreaking havoc on internal organs.
Wilson, like most others with sarcoidosis, experienced particularly severe inflammation in her lungs. But even then, medical professionals hesitated to believe Wilson could have suffered the degree of damage the X-ray showed.
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
ABC News: China's Other Face Revealed
ABC News: China's Other Face Revealed
China's Other Face Revealed
Documentary Traces Tibetian Monk's Story of 33 Years Under Torture, Imprisonment
By NANCY RAMSEY
Aug. 9, 2008
With the eyes of the world focused on the lavish opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, first-time filmmaker Makoto Sasa would like those eyes to see a much different face of China in her documentary, "Fire Under the Snow."
"Fire Under the Snow" chronicles the life of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who survived 33 years of torture and imprisonment by Chinese authorities.
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"Fire Under the Snow" movingly chronicles the life of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who survived 33 years of torture and imprisonment by Chinese authorities. The documentary -- shot in Tibet, Italy and India, where Gyatso now lives -- opened Friday, and its timing with the Olympics is more serendipitous than intentional. The film is part of DocuWeek in New York now, to be followed by a run in Los Angeles starting Aug. 22. Continue ABC News: China's Other Face Revealed
China's Other Face Revealed
Documentary Traces Tibetian Monk's Story of 33 Years Under Torture, Imprisonment
By NANCY RAMSEY
Aug. 9, 2008
With the eyes of the world focused on the lavish opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, first-time filmmaker Makoto Sasa would like those eyes to see a much different face of China in her documentary, "Fire Under the Snow."
"Fire Under the Snow" chronicles the life of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who survived 33 years of torture and imprisonment by Chinese authorities.
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"Fire Under the Snow" movingly chronicles the life of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who survived 33 years of torture and imprisonment by Chinese authorities. The documentary -- shot in Tibet, Italy and India, where Gyatso now lives -- opened Friday, and its timing with the Olympics is more serendipitous than intentional. The film is part of DocuWeek in New York now, to be followed by a run in Los Angeles starting Aug. 22. Continue ABC News: China's Other Face Revealed
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