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Film curator, writer and academic Roisin Tapponi looks at how contemporary Arabic filmmakers use thirst to inspire their practices: Thirst is political; Thirst in economic; Thirst is cultural tradition, Thirst
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The Strait of Hormuz linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of
TROPIC OF CANCER Series: Proverbs and sayings are an important part of any culture. So are these Turkish one’s and translated into English. These, and many more inspirational and motivational
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An Iranian filmmaker’s one-minute film below is par excellence -he has deftly weaved the socio-cultural and economic issue of grass-root level, and added creativity to it -the plot and the
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BERING STRAIT + TROPIC OF CANCER Report: Meetings between leaders of important nations are usually worthwhile even if they yield no immediate results. But there are exceptions. One was Neville
Continue readingBiden’s Visit to KSA ‘Worse Than an Embarrassment’ (Video)
In a new book, Walter Russell Mead looks at all the ways Americans’ understanding of Israel has been refracted through their own internal conflicts and aspirations Matti Friedman in The Atlantic:
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By Pierre AYAD at AFP: The Iraqi political scene has been ablaze for the past 72 hours due to the emergence of recordings attributed to Nuri al-Maliki, the ex-Iraqi PM,
“Sanctions imposed by Europe and the US on Russia had made cooperation between Russia and Iran more imperative” By Tridivesh Singh Maini: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Iran
A Palestinian boy looks on as he attends Eid al-Adha prayers on the first day of Muslim holiday in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 9, 2022.
Continue readingScenes from Eid al-Adha in Gaza and West Bank (Images)
TROPIC OF CANCER SERIES Report: Here are some of the oldest places to buy books in Cairo. Whether it’s vintage maps, film posters or photographs, a tour of the Egyptian
Muhammad Ahsan Kureshi in The Nation: I’m reading ‘The homoerotics of Orientalism’ by Joseph Boone these days and its cover photo has quite a story to tell once googled and
Continue readingRudolf Lehnert’s ‘Bahira’: One Picture, Two Stories
A new Egyptian movement called Fetrah is emerging to combat the homosexual-lesbian movement. Young people in Egypt have launched the campaign called “Fetrah” to oppose influence of the LGBTQ, reports
Continue readingFetrah, an Anti-Gay Campaign Emerges in Egypt (Video)