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
How Jordanian First Film to compete in Cannes Film Festival ‘Inshallah Walad’, Addresses The Elephant in The Room
By: Mariam Alyakoob / Arab America Contributing Writer The Oscars, or more formally known as the Academy Awards, is one of the most prestigious award ceremonies ever, celebrating phenomenal actors, films, designers, scripts, and more. You may also remember this year’s Oscars by the well known infamous slap from Will Smith to Chris Rock. For the Arab … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab America Contributing Writer Movie making in the Arab countries is an old and established art form that is continuing to grow. From romantic comedies to historical dramas, many of these movies have been colelcting number of awards from itnernational movies festivals. And while today this form of art becomes widely recognized … Continued
As the fictional CIA agent gets his own series on Amazon, questions are again raised about representation in Hollywood SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: MARWA HAMAD Hollywood has been guilty of casting non-Arabs in Arab roles for decades, over-representing the ‘Muslim terrorist’ and doing it badly. Ambiguously brown actors standing against dusty backdrops, barking out threats … Continued
Tonight, CW’s ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ will unveil Zari, prime-time television’s first Muslim superhero. It’s our ‘Cosby Show’ moment, but without, you know, Cosby. SOURCE: DAILY BEAST BY: DEAN OBEIDALLAH You name it and Donald Trump has fought it. From Mitch McConnell to “fake news” to even his Holiness Pope Francis. But come Tuesday night Trump has a new opponent … Continued
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