With any book, the blurb is required reading before deciding to commit for the long haul. Michael Mohammed Ahmad’s blurb in The Tribe is immediately arresting. This book, we are told, will […]
The Tribe has spoken
Dreams, truths and the in-between: Saleh Bakri
Sheree Joseph went behind the scenes at the Arab Film Festival Australia to meet the screen-stopping Palestinian actor who captured the revolutionary spirits – and hearts – of every opening night attendee […]
When Saddam came crashing down
“2003 is a major crossroad for the life of every Iraqi woman.” What were you doing on the day that Saddam’s statue came crashing down to change the face of Iraq? Do […]
May in the Summer
Written and directed by Cherien Dabis (Amreeka) who also stars in the film, May In The Summer, premiered last Sunday at The Arab Film Festival. A refreshing, lighter drama in the vein of […]
Scheherazade’s Diary: the Baabda chapter
‘My dream was to be a woman…. A woman in every sense of the word.’ Scheherazade’s Diary, a film shown last Friday in Sydney as part of the Arab Film Festival, is a […]
