On the box

Pakistan Pictures: Power Dressing — Well-to-do middle-class Muslim women, used to dressing in a more Western style, are adopting the practice of wearing the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, traditionally worn by the poor. SBS, Friday April 30, 3.30pm.

Message Stick: Richard Bell — Richard Bell is a prolific Indigenous artist of international standing and his work addresses contemporary issues such as religion, art and politics. SBS, Friday, April 30, 6pm.

Tales From A Suitcase: Sarshar, Mehraby and Arif — Three different refugee stories providing an amazing insight into the people of Afghanistan who continue to hope for a solution to years of war and turmoil. SBS, Tuesday, May 4, 3.30pm.

Cutting Edge: The House Of Saud — Examines the history and politics of the ruling family of Saudi Arabia. SBS, Tuesday, May 4, 8.30pm.

The Middle Passage — The "Middle Passage" was the name of the second leg of the triangular voyage made by slave ships sailing between Europe, Africa and the Americas. It was on this stretch that millions of Africans were taken out of Africa as slaves. SBS, Tuesday, May 4, 11pm.

Fine Line — Looks behind the scenes at some of Australia's best-known journalists and examines the questions of privacy, decency and the public's right to know. SBS, Wednesday, May 5, 7.30pm.

Untold Stories: Dhakiyarr v The King — Two laws, two cultures and two families coming to terms with the past. Seventy years after the controversial murder trial of the great Yolngu leader, Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda, his family retrace his footsteps, searching for answers. ABC, Wednesday, May 5, 9.35pm.

Molly And Mobarak — Takes us behind the headlines about refugees to Young, a small town in rural NSW where ordinary Australians share their community with 90 Afghan refugees working at the local abattoir. One of them is 22-year-old Mobarak, who befriends a local family and falls in love with their daughter Molly, a high school teacher. SBS, Thursday, May 6, 8.30pm.

From Green Left Weekly, April 29, 2004.

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From GLW issue 580