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

Marvel's Moon Knight receives eight Emmy nominations

Mohsen Makhmalbaf: The precarious fate of a filmmaker in exile

Hamid Dabashi

Moon Knight versus Ms Marvel: What lies beyond representation?

Morocco bans controversial film about Prophet Muhammad's daughter

UK government dismisses anti-Islamophobia adviser after condemning 'derogatory' film

UK cinema chain pulls film on Prophet Muhammad's daughter after backlash

Cannes Film Festival: Saudi soft power and money make a splash

Iran's Zar Amir Ebrahimi wins best actress award at Cannes

'Sabaya' documentary about rescuing Yazidis from IS accused of being a hoax

Cannes 2022: The Middle Eastern films to look out for

Scarlet Scarab: Who is Marvel’s first female Egyptian superhero?

Moon Knight: How Marvel's latest show is a lesson in authenticity