Artistic talent abounds in the Middle East and these five female Arab artists will, and we guarantee it, absolutely take your breath away. Rania Matar Rania Matar was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the United States in 1984. Originally trained as an architect at the American University of Beirut and at Cornell … Read more
Bassam Tariq is a blogger, a filmmaker, and a halal butcher — but one thread unites his work: His joy in the diversity, the humanness of our individual experiences. In this charming talk, he shares clips from his film “These Birds Walk” and images from his tour of 30 mosques in 30 days — and … Read more
We are counting down for the International Fajr Film Festival in the Iranian capital Tehran on April 25 and this year, women are playing a more creative role. Pirouz Farmand attended the festival’s press preview earlier in January. Iranian women are taking the film industry by storm. However, this is not a new trend. Women film-makers have produced an … Read more