Kristin Deasy

Also by Kristin Deasy

• February 07, 2011

  Despite Theft, Khodorkovsky Film Set To Premiere In Berlin

  A new documentary on Russia's imprisoned former oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been stolen just days before its scheduled debut in the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival.

• January 30, 2011

  Gambling Gets A Run For Its Money In Azerbaijan

  New betting pools began operating in Azerbaijan recently, a decade after a high-profile scandal stymied the country's gambling industry. What's in the cards for the country's players?

• January 17, 2011

  In Armenia, Locals Toast Discovery Of Vintage Winery Of Enduring Character

  The oldest winery in the world has been found deep in a mountain cavern in what is now Armenia, in a discovery that has locals celebrating.

• December 22, 2010

  Son Of Imprisoned Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Says His Father Still Sees Beauty

  The son of famed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making movies or traveling abroad for 20 years, has denied reports that his father had been working on a film about opposition activity.

• November 04, 2010

  Female Rabbi Ordained In Berlin

  Ukrainian-born Alina Trieger has become the first female rabbi ordained in Berlin since before World War II.

• October 07, 2010

  Singer's Voice Rises Above Floodwaters

  In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Zar Sanga, known as the queen of Pashto folk music, finds herself homeless, one of millions of victims of the floods that plagued the country this summer.

• September 29, 2010

  Backers Of Baghdad Film Production Center Seek Iraqi Cinema Revival

  Oday Rasheed and Mohamed al-Daradji hope that by opening the country's first film production center in Baghdad next month, they will help usher in a new era for Iraqi film.

• September 13, 2010

  Borat's Return, Kazakh-Style

  A Kazakh director is shooting an unauthorized sequel to the Hollywood comedy "Borat," which left some Kazakhs feeling insulted by its depiction of a naive easterner bumbling through the United States. In response, director Erkin Rakishev has set out to show the "real" Kazakhstan to the world.

• July 31, 2010

  Themes Of War And Reconciliation Featured At Sarajevo Film Festival

  References to mass graves tend to strike a raw nerve in Bosnia, where the remains of 17,000 victims of the country's 1992-95 war have been unearthed. But this week at Sarajevo's 16th annual film festival, another country's mass graves were being discussed after viewing Iraqi director Mohamed Al-Daradji's film “Son of Babylon."

• July 22, 2010

  As Facebook Grows, It's Not Just In English

  Facebook is already well known as the world's most widely used social networking site. But just how widely became clear this week, when the company announced that its number of user profiles had reached 500 million.

• June 16, 2010

  In Somalia, The World Cup Is A Dangerous Game

  Try watching the World Cup with one eye. That is how you do it in Somalia, says one soccer fan. You keep one eye on the television screen and one eye on the door, he told the BBC, in case militants break in.

• May 25, 2010

  Despite Tightening Up Of Society, Iranian Art Sees A Boom

  For the last few years Iranian art has been going through what experts say is a "golden age." Largely attributed to the stabilization of the Dubai art market and strong ties between the United Arab Emirates and Iran, the boom is also being fueled by a younger generation of artists attempting to push the boundaries of freedom of expression.

• May 21, 2010

  Interview: Longtime Art Advocate Discusses Irania 'Boom'

  Lebanese-Iranian gallerist Rose Issa, 61, has spent the last 30 years championing artists from Iran and the Arab world. Issa, who now runs her Rose Issa Projects in New York, told RFE/RL why Iranian art has experienced a boom in recent years.

• April 21, 2010

  Weary Travelers On The Move Again As European Flights Resume

  Leonid almost had to call off his wedding in Moscow today, but not because he had second thoughts. The 40-year-old Russian businessman was among thousands of travelers at Prague's Ruzyne Airport -- and millions across Europe -- who were stranded because of the volcanic ash cloud.

• April 19, 2010

  What's In A National Anthem?

  A country's national anthem is linked to questions of political legitimacy, citizenship, and national identity. In Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine's third-largest city, citizens are talking about changing the country's national anthem, which they say is too depressing.

• April 01, 2010

  Iran's Opposition Abroad Swells But Lacks Direction

  Iran's Green Movement and the postelection crisis have revitalized the Iranian opposition abroad. But the new influx of members and ideas -- supporters range from liberal-minded democrats to monarchists to communists -- has also revealed deep divisions about the movement's ideology and tactics.

• March 10, 2010

  Prague's One World Festival Puts Focus On Iran

  The One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which will show over 100 films from 30 countries in Prague from March 10-18, has a special focus on Iran this year.

• November 08, 2009

  Bans, Burqinis, And 'Bad Hijab'

  Islamic female clothing has become as much a political statement as it is a religious statement in many countries.

• October 22, 2009

  A New Nexus Between Drugs, Crime, And Terrorism

  The world's deadliest drug -- heroin -- is killing 30,000 to 40,000 Russians every year. Where is it coming from? Afghanistan. By way of? Central Asia. A new United Nations report examines these and other drug-related developments in unprecedented depth.

• October 09, 2009

  Bras, Beer, And Panda Poo

  A contest that awards wacky but revealing research on everything from tequila to cow-milk production, the "Ig Nobel" prizes poke fun at the real Nobel prizes. Winners says that the contest credits soulful science: the ability to wonder, to question, to laugh, and, ultimately, to advance.

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