By: Daily News Egypt Staff Source: Daily News Egypt When young Egyptian writer Mohamed Diab was writing his first film “678”, which shows an unseen angle of sexual harassment in the Egyptian community, he had no idea that this film—along with his other masterpieces—“Clash” and “Al-Jazirah”, would eventually lead him to the Oscars’ 2018 jury … Continued
By Amrou Al-Kadhi Independent I’ve worked as a professional performer in the UK since the age of 12 – and my Arab heritage has pitted me against some pretty awful racial profiling in the industry. My first film job at the age of 14 – Steven Spielberg’s Munich – featured me as an Islamic terrorist’s … Continued
The Guardian US immigration authorities have barred entry to a 21-year-old Syrian cinematographer who worked on a harrowing film about his nation’s civil war, The White Helmets, that has been nominated for an Academy Award. According to internal Trump administration correspondence seen by Associated Press, homeland security officials decided at the last minute to block … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer With the 89th Academy Awards airing this Sunday, Palestinian activists are happy to announce that not a single actor invited to Israel after the 88th ceremony accepted the invitation. Last year, 25 Oscars nominees and host Chris Rock were asked to invited to an all-expense paid trip to Israel after the … Continued
BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer Nominees for the 89th annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday. With the Oscars award ceremony only a month away, it’s never to early to start thinking about which film could win in each category. Although films from the Arab world were not chosen in the Foreign Language category, there is … Continued
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