Project and Title
TV Guide Title:
Flying Focus Video Bus Vol 92 9/1/14: Zaher Wahab: Afghanistan on the Brink (part 1)
Short Description:
Video as a tool for social change, voicing the voiceless.
Admin
Received Filename:
zaherwahab_pt1_finished.mov
Scheduling Request Info
Was the majority of this show's content filmed or created in the Portland Metropolitan Area?:
Yes
Was this show produced in Open Signal studios or using Open Signal equipment?:
Yes
Has this show aired on CAN channel 11, and/or was it produced in a CAN facility other than Open Signal?:
No
Previous Airing:
No
Adult Content:
No
Filler:
Yes
Filler End Date:
Friday, May 8, 2015
Open Signal Duplication Release:
Yes
Technical Requirements have been met.:
Yes
Show Details
Genres:
On Saturday, August 9, Professor Zaher Wahab spoke in Portland about the current situation in Afghanistan. The Portland professor has worked part time in Afghanistan and has been witness to the US Occupation for the past 13 years, currently administering the MA in Education program at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. While Afghans recently went to the polls to vote for a new President, both candidates promised to sign a Status of Forces Agreement with the US allowing an estimated 10,000 American troops to stay in the country at least until 2016, possibly longer. Referring to the deteriorating and possibly country-dividing violence in Iraq, Professor Wahab worried that what is happening in Iraq could happen in Afghanistan. He describes a country riddled with violence and corruption, where poverty and unemployment clash with the security state.
Cablecast Show ID:
5249