Hitting US theaters today is Ajami, Israel’s contender at this year’s Academy Awards, which has also been garnering praise at Cannes and other international film festivals. The vast, multi-language epic of family feuds, police detectives and Bedouin revenge squads – in Arabic and Hebrew – portrays the grim realities of life in the Arab-Jewish city … Continued
The Israeli-Arab film “Ajami” was announced as one of the five nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar on Tuesday. It was directed by Scandar Copti, an Israeli-Palestinian Christian, and Yaron Shani, an Israeli Jew. Filmed in the highly polarized city of Jaffa, “Ajami” focuses on the conflicts and alliances amongst Israeli Arabs and … Continued
Music is the key not only to understanding various ways of cultural expression and social communication, but also to comprehend peoples’ views of their identities and heritages. In her book, Philosophy in a New Key (1942), the American philosopher, Susanne Langer, states that music is a highly articulated mode of expression symbolizing intuitive acquaintance of … Continued
In the heart of New York and on some of the most prominent movie theatres “AMC”, “LOEW’S” and “SVA” the movie “Welad ElAm” or “Cousins” will première. This much anticipated event takes place on multiple locations nation-wide on January 29th, 2010 in the presence of the stars “Karim Abdel Aziz”, and “Sherif Mounir” and “Hesham … Continued
Luxor is set to become one of the world’s largest open-air museums when a multimillion dollar project to restore the “Sphinx Alley” is complete in March, the governor of Luxor, Samir Farag, said Sunday. The project to restore the two-mile (three-kilometer) alley that links the grand temples of Luxor and Karnak on the east bank … Continued
The Middle East fashion sector is expected to post 15 per cent growth in 2010, according to a study conducted by the French Fashion University Esmod – Dubai, the leading fashion institution in the region. The study foresees numerous opportunities in the USD 12 billion Gulf clothing market, which is attracting more brands to the … Continued
Michael’s Jackson’s brother Jermaine Jackson reached out to the Muslim world in a long, controversial interview with the Dubai-based pan-Arab news channel Al-Arabiya aired Thursday night. During his nearly hourlong talk, he spoke out about his brother’s death, the conspiracies he believed were behind the singer’s downfall — and how he believes the King of … Continued
In this small Galilee town where tradition says Jesus turned water to wine, an ambitious priest hopes to perform his own miracle – revive a shrinking flock. Father Masoud Abu Hatoum, nicknamed “the bulldozer” for his enthusiasm, has come up with a few ideas, like re-enacting the New Testament story of Jesus transforming the water … Continued
When it comes to theatrical dance in the Arab world, all roads lead to Mahmoud Reda. During a glittering career, the 79-year-old Egyptian dancer and choreographer has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages, including New York’s Carnegie Hall and Congress Hall in Berlin. His universal appeal, likened to U.S. dance legends Gene Kelly and … Continued
Mix equal parts “Golden Girls” and “Fantastic Four,” then boil three times like thick Arabic coffee, and what you get is “Freej,” the hit show about four Emirati grandmothers in the big city. The producers of the 3-D animated series are in negotiations to have the show dubbed and syndicated for global distribution, making it … Continued
Amir Nizar ZuabiIf two people my age are sitting in Haifa today, there’s a ghost sitting between them, called 1948,” says theatre director Amir Nizar Zuabi. “It’s such a crucial moment in the history of my people. It’s when time stopped.” He picks up a jug from the table and pours water for us both. … Continued
What do you know about how people live in Cairo or Beirut or Riyadh? What bearing does such information have upon your life? There are, of course, newspapers to keep responsible Americans up to date when trouble looms, and public television or even the History Channel to inform us about the occasional historic battle or … Continued
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