On 20 March 2003, American troops began a month-long invasion of Iraq. Aided by Great Britain and smaller groups from other countries, they quickly overpowered the Iraqi military forces....

“We live in the Middle East. The word ‘offensive’ was born here,” says a character in the film – if one sentence could sum up “The Insult” in its...

Al Jazeera’s Investigations Unit has exposed the breath-taking speed with which Islamophobia is spreading in American society

Spanning the lifecycle of concrete, the film shows the daily life of the construction workers who live in the basement of the site on which they are building a 22-floor skyscraper

Dubbed as bringing a little festive cheer to Bethlehem, the place where Christmas was invented, Banksy’s much anticipated documentary film, “Alternativity”, was aired on BBC2 last night. Charting the...

Samah Jabr is one of the first female psychiatrists in Palestine, and one of only 22 psychiatrists serving the occupied West Bank’s 2.5 million strong population. Born in Jerusalem,...

In her capacity as the head of mental health services in the West Bank, Jabr is trying to develop a model of services that corresponds with the resources available

The film, which highlights the plight of Palestinians children was released on International Human Rights Day

Fourteen years have passed since 23-year-old Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by Israeli bulldozers in Gaza. The American activists, along with other members of the International Solidarity Movement...

John McColgan journeyed through the occupied Palestinian territories to witness the struggles endured by Palestinians and the inspiring partnerships which aim to improve people's lives

The 2 November this year marks the centenary of the Balfour Declaration – 100 years since Britain signed over a country that it did not own, displacing nearly a...

A new documentary by the Algerian director Salem Brahimi is the best antidote to the lure of Daesh. Abd El Kader is based on the life of Emir Abdelkader...

“Gharabeb Soud” a drama series that has intrigued many by its name alone, has been airing since the start of Ramadan, and it’s causing a stir online. The controversy...

Set entirely in an eight metre long police van, Mohamed Diab’s drama Clash (Eshtebak) sees Egyptians from all walks of life locked up together in the aftermath of the...

Sheikh Abdo, a refugee from Syria, had nothing when he arrived in Lebanon but still offered sanctuary to others who had crossed the border. At first people were sleeping...

Although the city has been in a phase of recovery since 2015, the uncertainty that young generations from both sides feel is palpable.

If you are looking to see an adaptation of one of greatest Greek epic poems known to man, Acklam Village Market’s Theatre Bay on Portobello Road is not an...

The Confession captures the entirety of Moazzam Begg’s story, from his forced confession and testimony as a free man, to his experience as a British Muslim and living the War on Terror

Interview with Director Tamer El Said and Producer/ Actor Khalid Abdalla

The third Qalandiya International festival has brought artists together from across the world with the aim of putting Palestine on the cultural map. This year’s programme is organised around...

When Omar’s family crossed the Turkey-Bulgaria border it was February and it had begun to snow. Whilst the children took shelter, urinating on themselves to keep warm, Omar’s father...

To save a life is to save all of humanity

For all the talk about the Palestinian cause and the travel restrictions faced by Palestinians, most commentary on the issue tends to be in general terms. Very few attempts...

When life in Egypt becomes too trying for a group of Syrian refugees who have escaped the war back home they decide to make the journey like thousands before...

One windy day out at the seaside Poppy spends most of the time asking her parents when it’s time to leave; a normal day for a teenage girl until...

There is a moment towards the beginning of Marsha Emerman’s award-winning documentary On the Banks of the Tigris in which the protagonist and co-collaborator of the film Majid Shokor...

Upon seeing the world première of Anthony Horowitz’s new play “Dinner with Saddam” at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, one can’t help but feel awkward and uncomfortable at...

Last week, London’s British Film Institute hosted the preview of “A Syrian Love Story” a documentary by Independent newspaper journalist Sean McAllister who, over a period of five years,...

Set in the French port of Sète, Couscous takes us through the dramas in the family life of central character Slimane Beiji, a 61-year old immigrant from Tunisia. The...

Love is blind, or so the saying goes. In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, though, it is all too often not allowed to be. Director Michel Khleifi’s documentary...

It seems every television production set in the Middle East or North Africa has an obligatory scene where a woman is stoned to death. The one in new BBC...

It’s April 2002 and the Second Intifada has engulfed cities across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In Bethlehem, a group of armed fighters have fled to one of the world’s...