Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi

Dear Mr. President

[caption id="attachment_55233531" align="alignnone" width="620"] (credit: Marchina) Boys stand in front of one of the concrete barricades in Mohammed Mahmoud street[/caption] Swiss artist Jean-Luc…

Ati Metwaly

US Missile Umbrella

[caption id="attachment_55233519" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A file photo of the Pentagon's THAAD anti-missile defense rocket[/caption]The US has a long-standing commitment to the Gulf States…

Political Editor: Majalla

Hurdles and other Obstacles

[caption id="attachment_55233408" align="alignnone" width="620"] Brigitte Lacombe: Sudan Running Team[/caption] Entering the exhibition Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport at Sotheby’s in London, I stop by…

Amy Assad

Romney, Culture, and the Middle East

[caption id="attachment_55233321" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US Repulican party presidential candidate Mitt Romney stands in front of a picture of the Jerusalem Old City walls at an event in…

Stephen Glain

Stories from Syria

[caption id="attachment_55233313" align="alignnone" width="620"] The Fear of Breathing [/caption] Rarely has theatre responded so swiftly to pressing current events as with the production of the play…

Noam Schimmel

A Life Cut Short

[caption id="attachment_55233236" align="alignnone" width="620"] Anthony Shadid[/caption] House of Stone is both memoir and meditation and a distinctive contribution to Arab-American literature and…

Noam Schimmel

Arab Summer in London

[caption id="attachment_55233189" align="alignnone" width="620"] Nermine Hammam Upekkha series[/caption] Art at the Mosaic Rooms A solo show of the Egyptian artist Nermine Hammam at the Mosaic…

Noam Schimmel

Notion of Freedom

[caption id="attachment_55233166" align="alignnone" width="620"] (Credit: Samir Sayegh)[/caption] Calligraphy has always been a part of the development of written language. Calligraphy by Muslim…

Ati Metwaly