Film

India bans 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', citing threats to relationship with Israel

Film board censors Oscar-nominated docudrama about five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza by Israeli forces

El Sett: Why did the Saudi-backed biopic about Umm Kulthum flop?

Daoud Abdel Sayed: Why the late Egyptian filmmaker was so important

With Bahram Beizai's death, Iranian cinema is orphaned

Hamid Dabashi

The President’s Cake is our favourite movie of 2025. Here are 11 other standouts

The 10 worst Hollywood films by Middle Eastern filmmakers

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Dave Chappelle draws online praise for saying 'I stand with Israel' is code for 'they got me'

Dhurandhar: A Bollywood thriller gives India a win that eluded it on the battlefield

Venice Film Festival 2022: Iranian cinema shines despite state repression

Venice Film Festival 2022: Filmmakers explore the kaleidoscope of Arab life in France

Date with destiny? How Marvel's Sabra may prove a headache for the comic book franchise

How Netflix’s ‘Mo’ is advocating autism awareness in the Middle East

House of the Dragon: Morocco 'inspired' Game of Thrones prequel's princess costume

Venice Film Festival 2022: An ambitious but patchy start for Middle Eastern cinema

That's not entertainment! How Egypt's arts industry has normalised misogyny

Tehran: Israeli propaganda series has the opposite of its intended effect

Hamid Dabashi

Amman International Film Festival: The ones that made a mark

Venice Film Festival 2022: The Middle Eastern movies to look out for

How the Pentagon dictates Hollywood storylines

Jonathan Cook

How Ms Marvel became the superhero American Muslims needed