Section: Film and TV
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The legacy of 9/11 on film and TV
From Homeland to The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Leila Latif looks back at how the terror attacks changed the way Muslims were portrayed on our screens
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Muslim fans love this anime’s natural depiction of Islam
Blending Persian and Japanese aesthetics, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia has opened up new worlds for some viewers and made others feel seen
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Hanging By a Wire documents Pakistan cable car rescue like an action thriller
It’s a story of tremendous heroism, but director Mohammed Ali Naqvi never lets that obscure the neglect that put the eight passengers 900 feet above a ravine in the first place
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President Curtis is a brilliant swipe at US exceptionalism and the impunity its leaders face
The Rick and Morty spin-off turns the presidency into a surreal workplace comedy, where cryptids, conspiracies and extraterrestrial crises are matters of national security
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The Jordanian‑Swedish producer changing who gets to tell European cinema’s stories
From Tarik Saleh’s award‑winning Cairo thrillers to a new Palestinian tragicomedy, Linda Mutawi’s cross‑cultural approach has made her one of the most in‑demand producers in Nordic cinema
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Film-makers Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on their debut animated feature, Bouchra
Based on Bennani’s own experience, Bouchra follows a queer artist navigating the quiet compromises and tensions that define her relationship with her mother
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What did Arab scholars think of Homer and The Odyssey?
The epic Greek poem, now brought to the big screen by director Christopher Nolan, has a shared cultural ancestry with Arab literature
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My Father and Qaddafi: the story Hollywood never let Libyans tell
Jihan K’s documentary on her family’s search for her father — Libya’s former foreign minister, disappeared in 1993 — lets a Libyan tell you who she and her people actually are
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Misan Harriman: ‘My worldview is just basic recognition of the tenets of humanity’
The photographer and film-maker on Shoot the People, the documentary and ‘opus of hope’ about his work as a chronicler of resistance
