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
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: Jenny Lyu / Arab America Contributing Writer Dreaming of Acting Starting to act was an accident for Hend Sabry, but she fell in love with it. The Tunisian-born actress began her career in 1994 when she was only 14 years old. She was seen by a director who brought her into the film industry. … Continued
Farha is a Palestinian film about the Nakba, the catastrophic moment in 1948 when Zionist militias drove out the Palestinians. The heroine, Farha, sees the ensuing atrocities through a peephole in a pantry where her father hides her away. This film is especially relevant today, given the recent election of the most far right and extremist politicians in Israel’s history. John Mason, contributing writer, writes that as their payoff for supporting Benjamin Netanyahu, Jewish supremacists of the Religious Zionism party will soon be in charge of Palestinian affairs
By: Riley Bryant / Arab America Contributing Writer In the comedy world, it can be hard to break out. The best way to do so, they say, is to “write what you know,” advice that comedian star Mo Amer took to heart with his new semi-autobiographical feature Mo. Who is “Mo?” Mohammed “Mo” Mustafa Amer, … Continued
By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Did you know about the amount of Arab-Americans in the production and film industry? The Middle East has a long history of entertainment from the Egyptian singer-songwriter umm Kulthum to the current Lebanese singer Fairuz. There has never been a dull moment in Middle East entertainment. … Continued
SOURCE: VARIETY BY: NICK VIVARELLI Cairo-based Tunisian film and TV star Hend Sabry is debuting as an executive producer on upcoming Netflix Arab Original “Finding Ola,” a series she proposed to the streamer. The show sees Sabry reprise her role as the widely beloved Ola Abdel-Sabour character she played 10 years ago in groundbreaking social drama “I Want to Get Married” … Continued
By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction Netflix has released 32 Palestinian films on its platform. Each film is directed by and stars Palestinian actors. The move was made to diversify its platform and appeal to more Middle Eastern viewers. Ameen Nayfeh, director of The Crossing, one of the movies included in Palestinian … Continued
ALRawabi School For Girls. Photo: IDBM By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The new Netflix series AlRawabi School For Girls nicknamed the “Arab mean girl” is about a prestigious school in Jordan. In the school, there is a group of mean girls that are always bullying their classmate Mariam played by ( … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORKER BY: YASMINE AL-SAYYAD When one first sees the promotional imagery for Netflix’s newest Arabic series, “AlRawabi School for Girls,” which shows two girls in pink button-ups glaring at each other in a pink-tiled bathroom, one expects a teen-age drama with teen-age consequences. And yet the series, which is set at a … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPTIAN STREETS BY: MOHAMED KHAIRAT Netflix’s latest Arabic original series has landed, shedding light on social and cultural topics rarely discussed through Arabic-language entertainment. AlRawabi School for Girls, created by Tima Shomali and Shirin Kamal, is a six-episode limited series that follows a group of high-school girls in Amman, Jordan as they plan revenge … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī/ Arab America Contributing Writer Before the silver screen, the television, and social media, stories were told by storytellers in spoken word. In ancient cultures, orators speak of religion, history, wars, and epics, etc. In the Arab and Muslim world, stories are still performed. However, these stories are muted by Western orientalist … Continued
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