This photo released by Netflix shows characters from the Arabic-language version of the Italian film “Perfect Strangers,” about friends who agree to share their incoming calls, voice and text messages ...

Bella, which premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival last summer, tells an intricate story that works on two levels. On the ...

With Saudi film production skyrocketing, a significant presence in Cannes and surprise North African successes, insiders say Arab cinema is entering a vibrant new era: "It’s an interesting time." By ...

Karama is a non-profit organization made up of Arab and non-Arab members. This Friday the organization kicks off its 11th annual San Diego Arab Film Festival. Karama focuses on issues of the Arab and ...

Popular Saudi Arabian actor and stand-up comic Ibrahim Al Hajjaj's new comedy "Ambulance," directed by British helmer Colin Teague ("Doctor Who," "Torchwood"), is already set for a sequel with the ...

A sympathetic and suspenseful portrait of two Palestinian men who agree to carry out a suicide bombing in Israel, the film has predictably found itself surrounded by controversy. On the one hand, ...

Christian is president of Karama, a San Diego nonprofit that focuses on issues of the Arab and Islamic world, and chair of the San Diego Arab Film Festival. He lives in Mission Hills. Bittar is an ...

Laila Marrakchi's family drama "Rock the Casbah," starring screen legend Omar Sharif, is among the titles picked to compete for the festival's Muhr Arab competition plaudit. By Stuart Kemp LONDON – ...

CAIRO — A Lebanese father tells his teenage daughter she is free to choose whether to have sex with her boyfriend despite his reservations. An Egyptian wife discreetly slips off her black, lacy ...

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