November 12, 2019 |
William Parry 'Gaza' is a profoundly powerful and poignant documentary on the daily lives of ordinary Palestinians trapped in this tiny sliver of land
October 3, 2019 |
Megan Giovannetti The festival is to give Palestinians the platform and tools necessary for telling their stories, all while reviving the cinema culture in Palestine.
July 10, 2019 |
Nasim Ahmed We are witnessing the global retreat of democracy under an "age of impunity," warned former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband in a Fulbright Lecture last month. The former Labour...
May 15, 2019 |
Nada El-Hammoud One Day in Gaza is a BBC Current Affairs production for BBC and WGBH/Frontline made by award-winning documentary maker Olly Lambert and broadcast on Monday, 13 May, 2019, on BBC2.
December 23, 2018 |
Nada El-Hammoud The pandemic of extremism is an issue all too familiar to a 21st century audience. Although droves of impressionable, misguided young people leave everything behind to join groups such...
December 19, 2018 |
Nada El-Hammoud In the dingy backstreets of Libya, illuminated only by the headlights of parked cars, a group of women play football. A not uncommon sight in other places is warped...
December 13, 2018 |
Nasim Ahmed Al Jazeera have released a new documentary on the racist group Generation Identity in France
November 30, 2018 |
Nasim Ahmed Rating 4/5 Why do people who are normally good commit acts of evil? A great many have been bedevilled by the question but the answer is as elusive as...
July 21, 2018 |
Nada El-Hammoud 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....
July 3, 2018 |
Nada El-Hammoud "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
December 23, 2017 |
Sara Kalil 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
December 18, 2017 |
Rebecca Stead 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...
December 17, 2017 |
Rebecca Stead 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
December 11, 2017 |
Rebecca Stead The film, which highlights the plight of Palestinians children was released on International Human Rights Day
October 26, 2017 |
Nasim Ahmed 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...
August 11, 2017 |
Nada El-Hammoud 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
August 1, 2017 |
Nada El-Hammoud 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...
July 11, 2017 |
Hassina Mechaï 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...
June 6, 2017 |
Raya Al-Jadir "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...
April 23, 2017 |
Sara Kalil 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...
March 17, 2017 |
Amelia Smith 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...
January 27, 2017 |
Antonia Roupell 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...
November 2, 2016 |
Vanessa Ogunbowale 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
October 17, 2016 |
Antonia Roupell 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...
October 4, 2016 |
Amelia Smith 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...
September 24, 2016 |
Tallha Abdulrazaq 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...
December 15, 2015 |
Amelia Smith 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...