By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize| Arab America Contributing Writer Olfa: It’s a tragedy. I hate girls. I didn’t want to have daughters. Hend Sabry: What I understand, is that for you, their bodies are dangerous. Olfa: There’s no doubt about it. The body, it’s really where the line is drawn. It is the private property of one … Continued
By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize| Arab America Contributing Writer It’s not just a film; it’s something about life. There are many films about his subject, but most of them were made by people who came from outside. They really didn’t live the reality, they didn’t suffer; they didn’t feel the same feelings that people who live … Continued
By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize | Arab America Contributing Writer The story is about love because there is this preconceived idea that this place in Gaza, it’s only full of destruction and vandalization and occupation. And in the midst of it all this, there is really something that we should discuss. It is love. Tarzan and … Continued
This is the fortieth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. John Mason, contributing writer, reports on our fortieth pathbreaker, Jehan Noujaim, a renowned Arab American documentary filmmaker, born to a Lebanese father and American mother. Jehan is widely known for the art of storytelling, through film, especially in revealing the complexities of the lives of specific people living under conditions of strife and conflict. These are often Arab peoples.
By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize/ Arab-America Contributing Writer In Gaza, some of us cannot completely die. Every time a bomb falls, every time a shrapnel hits our graves, every time the rubble piles on our heads, we are awakened by our temporary death. Mosab Abu Toha, Things You Might Find Hidden In my Ear: Poems from … Continued
Author: By Masha Lukovenko, Arab America Featured & Contributing Writer Themes and genres were diverse among the Arab films that took part in the 76th Cannes Film Festival. They were a resounding and impressive presence during the tournament and other festival events. This year’s festival will have six feature films and three short films exhibited … Continued
By Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction The Academy has unveiled its list of Oscar nominees and Four Daughters has secured a nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film. Kaouther Ben Hania has etched her name in history as the first Arab woman with two Oscar nominations. Her film, The Man Who Sold His … Continued
By Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer This past year emerged with fascinating Arab films created by extraordinary filmmakers, showing the diversity and quality of Arab filmmaking. These are the best Arab films of the year, submitted for Oscars and Best International Features. If you are a lover of Arab culture and Arab cinema … Continued
Photo: Netflix By: Souria Dabbousi / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab Funds for Arts (AFAC) is a foundation that established in 2007 that supports artists and cultural projects in the Arab world. “Women in Film: Introduction to the Creative Process,” is a new program that was launched in collaboration with Netflix. This program will allow … Continued
By: Nevin Girgis / Arab America Contributing Writer Regal in Arabic? A disadvantage many Arab Americans face is not having access to newly released Arabic movies as they would in their home country. In recent years, popular American movie theaters broadcast newly released Egyptian movies on the date of their release. The theaters are not … Continued
By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer How the Arabic Language is Represented in West Hollywood’s Persistence of Arab Stereotypes From the earliest Hollywood portrayal of Arabs, The Sheik (1921), to oriental’s interpretation of the East in Aladdin (2019), where you’re not sure whether its Indian, Arab or Persian, to America’s beloved t.v series … Continued
Award-winning actor Rami Malek is a pro at breaking down barriers. Entering Hollywood and its propensity to cast Arabs in negative, stereotypical roles, Malek sought to be a consummate pathbreaker and take his rightful place as a leading man. He succeeded. In 2019, Malek became the first actor of Egyptian and Coptic heritage to win the Academy … Continued
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