Film
Protesters against film clash with police in Tahrir
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Protesters against film clash with police in Tahrir
A protest against a film deemed offensive to the Prophet Mohamed turned violent as clashes erupted between demonstrators and police…
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
Cinema/TV
May 10, 2012
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
Al-Azhar rejected and expressed deep concern over Iran’s intention to produce a movie that personifies the Prophet Mohamed and…
BBC produces film on role of electronic media in Arab uprisings
Egypt
March 17, 2012
BBC produces film on role of electronic media in Arab uprisings
BBC Arabic announced on Saturday that it has produced a documentary film featuring the role of new media and social…
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Cinema/TV
March 10, 2012
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie "A Separation," declared on Saturday he would never…
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Cinema/TV
February 27, 2012
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Censorship authorities have banned the screening of a movie that features a love story between a Coptic woman and a Muslim man,…
Islamists in Egypt halt filming of TV series
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Islamists in Egypt halt filming of TV series
Islamist students halted the filming of an Egyptian television series at Cairo's Ain Shams University protesting against the "indecent" clothing…
‘Persepolis’ trial resumes in tense climate in Tunisia
World
January 24, 2012
‘Persepolis’ trial resumes in tense climate in Tunisia
The trial of the director of Tunisia's Nessma television, accused of "insulting sacred values" for showing the Franco-Iranian film "Persepolis,"…
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
Cinema/TV
December 13, 2011
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunsia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought…
‘The Secret of the Unicorn,’ this Tintin is an imposter
Cinema/TV
December 5, 2011
‘The Secret of the Unicorn,’ this Tintin is an imposter
I was introduced to Tintin at an airport bookstore, when my mom pulled a copy of “Flight 714” off the…
‘Life is More Beautiful than Paradise’ makes its way to the silver screen
Cinema/TV
November 2, 2011
‘Life is More Beautiful than Paradise’ makes its way to the silver screen
Khaled al-Berry’s enjoyable and pioneering memoir, “Life is More Beautiful than Paradise,” translated by Humphrey Davies and published in 2009,…