Worldwide Cinema Frames
Language
English
Description
On January 31st, 1961, in Rock Hill SC, the men who would become known as the Friendship 9 walked across town and sat down at a lunch counter. They were beaten, dragged outside, threatened, and sentenced to 30 days of hard labor at the York County Prison Camp. They were allowed no defense, afforded no rights, and offered no justice. Mostly students of nearby Friendship College, they held fast to nonviolence and "Jail No Bail." Instead of paying for...
Language
English
Description
The Sultanate of Oman was founded in 1970 by Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Until that point, it had been Muscat and Oman, an essentially closed nation ruled by Said bin Taimur, the father of the current sultan. Qaboos overthrew his father in a bloodless coup at 29 years old, taking over in the name of progress and with aspirations of modernizing the country. Qaboos is approaching his eighth decade, has no named heir, and the price of the oil, which has...