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Beit She'an (help·info) (Hebrew: בֵּית שְׁאָן Beth Šəān; Arabic: بيسان, Beesān (help·info), Beisan or Bisan) is a city in the North District of Israel which has played an important role historically due to its geographical location at the junction of the Jordan River Valley and Jezreel Valley. It has also played an important role in modern times, acting as the regional center for the numerous villages in the Beit She'an Valley Regional Council.
Beit She'an's location has often been strategically significant, as it sits at the junction of the Jordan River Valley and the Jezreel Valley, essentially controlling access from the interior to the coast, as well as from Jerusalem to the Galilee.
In 1933, archaeologist G.M. FitzGerald, under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, carried out a “deep cut” on Tell el-Hosn, the large mound of Beth Shean in order to determine the earliest occupation of the site. His results suggest that settlement began in the Late Neolithic or Early Chalcolithic periods (sixth to fifth millennia BCE. Occupation continued intermittently up to the late Early Bronze Age I (3200-3000), according to pottery finds, and then resumes in the Early Bronze Age III. A large cemetery on the northern side of the mound was in use from the Bronze Age to Byzantine times.Canaanite graves dating from 2000-1600 BCE were discovered in 1926.
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Actors: Ryan Hunter (actor), Julian Boote (actor), Stefan Kalipha (actor), Schuman Hoque (editor), Paul Hills (producer), Andy Lucas (actor), Raad Rawi (actor), Andrew Elias (actor), Natalie Ann Holt (composer), Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid (director), Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid (producer), Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid (writer), Khalid Laith (actor), Houda Echouafni (actress), Nasri Sayegh (actor),
Plot: A few weeks before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an underground blogger risks his life by travelling from Baghdad to London to campaign for the lifting of UN Sanctions on Iraq. As political intrigue thwarts his heartfelt attempts to highlight the suffering of his people under the sanctions, he takes refuge at Mesocafé, a little Baghdad in West London. With their Arab, Assyrian, Jewish and Kurdish heritage, members of the Iraqi community allow him into their lives, sharing with him their stories and dreams. It is here that he meets the beautiful Bisan.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ryan Hunter (actor), Julian Boote (actor), Stefan Kalipha (actor), Schuman Hoque (editor), Paul Hills (producer), Andy Lucas (actor), Raad Rawi (actor), Andrew Elias (actor), Natalie Ann Holt (composer), Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid (director), Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid (producer), Khalid Laith (actor), Houda Echouafni (actress), Nasri Sayegh (actor), Adam Dahrouge (actor),
Plot: Yusif is an underground blogger opposing the regime of Saddam Hussain from within Iraq. He arrives in London in February 2003 to help highlight the painful consequences upon the Iraqi nation of UN imposed economic sanctions. Yusif's short stay in London brings him into contact with an array of individuals from the vibrant community: There is Zaynab- owner of Mesocafe and purveyor of advice for marriage and love.. for work and business. There is Tawfiq, a young Iraqi refugee spending the little money he has on phone calls to his wife in Syria; there is Suad, a successful PR executive unable to come to terms with the death of her young husband at the end of the 1991 war; and there is the beautiful Bisan who, in between translating books from Arabic to English, relives her childhood memories of 1970s Iraq.
Keywords: 2003, one-word-title