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
[escenic_image id="5510965"]The place: The courtyard of the Holy Mosque in Mecca. The time: the dawn of the first of Muharram 1400 A.H, 20 November 1979. The scene: Thousands of worshippers entering…
[escenic_image id="5510968"] Michael Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan Penguin Group 2006 Everything is subject to testing including the intangible. Michael and Ellen Kaplan argue that probability is a tool…
In fact, resorting to the Internet was not an original approach on the part of these parties and forces as much as it was a pragmatic one. It was a reaction to the success of youth groups on the…
[escenic_image id="5510770"] Mounira Jamjoom Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc. Bold education is the pillar among which civilizations are built. Mounira Jamjoom emphasizes this notion with great…
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Avi Shlaim Penguin
November 2008
In Lion of Jordan, the Iraqi-born historian Avi Shlaim tracks the life of King Hussein through three perspectives: the traits,…
[escenic_image id="5510021"] Paul Krugman Penguin Books 2008 Paul Krugman's book, The Return of Depression Economics, is an overview of various economies at different points in history. Krugman’s…
[escenic_image id="559460"] Abdallah Al-Arawy The Arab Cultural Centre 2008 Sunna and the Reform Process by Abdallah Al-Arawy is the author's reply to a message sent by a Muslim woman. This woman…
[escenic_image id="558970"] Joshual Cooper Ramo Little Brown and Company, March 2009 The Age of the Unthinkable by Joshua Cooper Ramo attempts to establish a new paradigm for understanding global…
[escenic_image id="557881"]Fayez Qazzi provides in his book "From Hassan Nasrallah to Michel Aoun a Political Reading of Hezbollah" a critique of the book written by Shaikh Na'im Qassem, the deputy…
[escenic_image id="554854"] Descent into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid, explores the role that the West, particularly the U.S. has had on the debacle that has become of the 2001 invasion in Afghanistan…
Many US allies across the world are now questioning America's ability and will to protect them, making the prospect of a nuclear deterrent more appealing
There is now a growing recognition that over-reliance on a single corridor or supplier is no longer feasible. While this may worry some, it is a chance for others.
Labour's disastrous showing in the local elections and gains made by the Reform party have sparked calls for Starmer to step down, but he remains defiant
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