• Hundreds of members of Islamist and left-wing political groups demonstrated outside the Tangiers Film Festival early last month against a documentary about Moroccan Jews living in Israel . (ynetnews.com)
  • According to Zhor Rehihil, the curator of the Museum for Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca - founded in 1997 and unique in the region - Jews have been part of Morocco since Jewish merchants came to North Africa with the Phoenicians hundreds of years before the birth of Christ. (ynetnews.com)
  • A narratively and visually ambitious tone poem, the film explores unmistakably Moroccan themes even as it keeps its sights set firmly on a universal humanism. (africasacountry.com)
  • A little wandering around the Pena Palace, though, and you'll find airy courtyards built in the Moroccan style, decked from top to bottom in Moroccan zellij tiles, arches reminiscent of those in the Great Mosque of Cordoba, and vast domes so characteristic of Islamic architecture. (havehalalwilltravel.com)
  • In August 2021, Algeria severed diplomatic relations with Morocco, accusing Rabat of having "hostile tendencies," an accusation denied by Moroccan authorities. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • El Jadida, Morocco--In the last days, Moroccan football national team was facing the ordeal of going through the group stage of the African cup of nations in South Africa. (morocconewstribune.com)
  • It follows a Moroccan father's determination to circumvent Islamic inheritance laws. (transat.com)
  • Recognized as one of the big names in contemporary Moroccan music, she'll have you on your way to Morocco in no time at all. (transat.com)
  • She is originally from Morocco and combines traditional Moroccan patterns and Islamic art elements with graphic design to express female empowerment and in support of the LGBTQIA+ community's rights, especially in North Africa and the Middle East. (fsu.edu)
  • After the phenomenon of Moroccan foreign fighters joining the ranks of the Islamic State, now the jihadist threat comes mainly from the Sahel, where Al-Qā'ida in the Islamic Maghreb has consolidated its power and where it is exploiting the networks of Moroccan drug trafficking to self-finance. (southworld.net)
  • This movie was the winner of the Critics' Prize in the Un certain regard section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. (transat.com)
  • Morocco's Jewish population was invigorated in 1492 when Spain expelled Muslims and Jews, most of whom fled to Morocco and brought with them the sophisticated urban culture of Andalucia. (ynetnews.com)
  • The film depicts the early history of Islam, from the first revelation of Muhammad to the migration of the Muslims to Medina, the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, and the conquest of Mecca. (zengintarim.com)
  • Film Arrissala Complet En Arabe is a masterpiece of Islamic cinema that showcases the faith, courage, and perseverance of the early Muslims. (zengintarim.com)
  • The film is a source of inspiration and education for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. (zengintarim.com)
  • In Muslim world, the majority of Islamic scholars and Muslims are in favor of celebrating the Mawlid event .They consider observing Mawlid a very inspiring moment where the history of mankind has changed with the birth of Mohamed, God's last messenger. (morocconewstribune.com)
  • The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. (whatismymovie.com)
  • I'm not saying that we Muslims should not use our terminology when explaining Islamic concepts to non-Muslims but that we may wish to simplify what we have to say so as to increase understanding. (blogspot.com)
  • The anti-terrorism court in Sale, near Rabat, had heard that the men had pledged allegiance to Islamic State in a video days before the murder. (nessunotocchicaino.it)
  • Algeria-Morocco ties have been strained for decades against the backdrop of the disputed Western Sahara region between Rabat and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • It is worth noting that the Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic Civilization at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat is the fruit of a strategic partnership between ICESCO, MWL and the Mohammadia League of Scholars in the Kingdom of Morocco, and is the first of its kind outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (icesco.org)
  • A manicured city of palm-lined streets and desert-inspired architecture, historic metropolis & administrative capital, Rabat is a city of contrasts paying testament to its Arab-Islamic past and modern Western influences. (contiki.com)
  • President of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Ali al-Qaradaghi has called for dialogue between regional rivals Algeria and Morocco to ease their tension, Anadolu reports. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • Screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Jewish Film Festival, Razzia was recently released in Morocco and France and will be traveling throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. (africasacountry.com)
  • James Bond's 24th film as 007 finds him on the run in North Africa, including the medina of Tangier and Asilah. (transat.com)
  • Participants will delve into the ways women from North Africa mobilize film, music and art to express themselves and to comment on and change the sociopolitical reality of contemporary life in this region. (fsu.edu)
  • Experience the heart of Morocco, Africa at Europe's doorstep… ancient cities, medinas, kasbahs, and souks… windswept coastline and desert treasures… on a 10-day journey through a timeless land. (durfeetravel.com)
  • The short film project was initiated by Goethe-Institut South Africa and producer Steven Markovitz. (contemporaryand.com)
  • "Gender, Representation and the Maghreb" explores the relationship between gender and representation in the northwestern portion of Africa that includes Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and a large portion of the Sahara Desert. (fsu.edu)
  • Starring Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain, this film has been both critically admired and rounded on as a repellent display of toxic white privilege. (newstatesman.com)
  • Set in Morocco and starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes, John Michael McDonagh's new film The Forgiven , is a powerful collision between the haves and have-nots. (transat.com)
  • As with The Nile Hilton Incident , shot in Morocco after a last-minute Egyptian filming ban, he had to do so from afar. (theartsdesk.com)
  • From his heart-rending breakout Ali Zaoua , about the embroilment of Casablanca street kids in gang warfare to Much Loved , a deeply sympathetic portrait of prostitutes that was banned in Morocco due to its "contempt for moral values. (africasacountry.com)
  • Set in Casablanca, it depicts the Morocco of the last thirty years with brutal honesty. (africasacountry.com)
  • Based on the real life 2003 bombing in Casablanca , Nabil Ayouch's Horses of God (Les Chevaux de Dieu) is about four childhood friends from the slums who are recruited by Islamic fundamentalists and turned into suicide bombers. (africanarguments.org)
  • That honour belongs to the considerably more well-known city of Casablanca, immortalized in the classic film of the same name. (delusionalbubble.com)
  • Casablanca has a wonderful blend of French colonial architecture and Islamic-inspired buildings, palaces, and mosques to see. (delusionalbubble.com)
  • Israel has moved closer to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco following a U.S.-driven diplomatic initiative in 2020 that pushed for normalization. (rferl.org)
  • The film ended up as a 2007 documentary about the musicians' struggles and what it is like to rap in a Muslim country. (wikipedia.org)
  • Her first film was a poetic, innovative documentary about breast cancer entitled On A Moving Path, which Myriam wrote shot and directed. (wmm.com)
  • Informed and inspired by these experiences, Myriam has once again directed, filmed and edited a third documentary film. (wmm.com)
  • The film has the socio-realistic look of a documentary, but it is also a character study of depression, a social drama that considers life in the DRC, as well as a musical concert with sessions devoted to both traditional and classical music. (africanarguments.org)
  • Winner of Best Documentary Feature Award at the Great Western Catskills International Film Festival. (worldfilmpresentation.com)
  • After breakfast, we'll continue through a path filled with beautiful scenery and unforgettable Kasbahs (Islamic Fortresses), each one unique from the next. (citylifemadrid.com)
  • More dedicated students of jihad may also know the names Ayman al-Zawahiri (current head of al Qaeda), Mullah Omar (head of Taliban) and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (leader of the Islamic State, formerly ISIS). (theamericanreport.org)
  • ISIS and other Islamic terrorists continuously slaughter Christians in their communities and places of worship as part of their global jihad. (themostimportantnews.com)
  • MWL Deputy Secretary-General welcomed HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan before his tour in the second pavilion, which is the "Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic Civilization," supervised by MWL, while the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the International Exhibitions and Museums of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic Civilization reviewed the pavilion's sections. (icesco.org)
  • Prince Moulay El Hassan also visited the third pavilion on the "Panorama of the Noble Prophet's Chamber in the First Age," which displays, for the first time in history, using 3D imaging and virtual reality, the daily life of the Prophet PBUH in his honorable chamber and presents an accurate depiction of the chamber's contents and an overview of its history through creative films using modern 3D video techniques and effects. (icesco.org)
  • When most Americans think jihad and Islamic terrorism, some names immediately come to mind. (theamericanreport.org)
  • However, his wish to see Iran back the Palestinian armed struggle is now a fact, as Tehran has effectively become the principal, if not the only, sponsor of the Palestinian military option though its direct sponsorship of Islamic Jihad and its sustaining strategic and organizational ties with Hamas. (blogspot.com)
  • Have lunch in a medina and enjoy an exclusive lecture by a local scholar on life in Morocco from a woman's perspective. (durfeetravel.com)
  • The prominent Islamic scholar appealed for both sides to ignore voices seeking to fuel the rift between the two neighbors. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • Through the ORA funded Encounters project, Sami's first FIAS fellowship at Iméra, as well as his Marie-Curie Global Fellowship (Morocco-UK), he has developed key HSS scholar networks with whom to take forward the concept and spirit of Zouj, targeting significant funding streams by 2025/26. (imera.fr)
  • But Hachkar was not expelled from the artists' union, nor was his film banned, and he wasn't ostracized from Morocco's intellectual class, as has happened in similar cases in Egypt and elsewhere. (ynetnews.com)
  • Marrakech is one of Morocco's most popular tourist attractions, and one of the finest things to do in Morocco is to visit one of the city's many markets. (delusionalbubble.com)
  • During his life in Morocco Idriss founded Morocco's first Arab dynasty as well as the city of Fes and is accredited with converting the majority of Morocco's population to Islam. (travel-exploration.com)
  • The Forgiven , a tale about an English couple in trouble in Morocco, appeared in 2012 and a series of brilliant novels about Westerners losing their moorings in countries and cultures they don't understand has followed. (newstatesman.com)
  • The tea would have perhaps made its way across the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain and renamed té when it landed, only to be re-renamed by the French in the souks of Marrakech as thé, and re-re-renamed thé/tea/شاي as Morocco reclaimed its independence and opened up its doors to tourisme chameau from all corners of the globe. (lesliwoodruff.com)
  • Visit the Marrakech Fertility Institute, the first fertility clinic In Morocco, to meet with local physicians and learn about their specialty. (doctorsontour.ca)
  • Fitma shows Quranic motivations for terrorism, Islamic universalism and Islam in the Netherlands. (hisgloryreigns.com)
  • Tackling global terrorism and Islamic isolation as seen through the eyes of a tormented Muslim secret agent, Aazaan heads towards its flaming phases of flash-points with the least amount of fuss or ostentation. (bollywoodlife.com)
  • As for Prashant Chadha's direction, not for a second does it allow us to feel we're watching a film that tells us, terrorism is not a formula for entertainment and violence is not an occasion for choreographed splendour. (bollywoodlife.com)
  • The film also faced opposition from some extremist groups who accused the film of blasphemy and attempted to sabotage the production. (zengintarim.com)
  • Authorities in the Iranian capital, Tehran, said on September 24 that they had prevented a major "terrorist network" plot to explode 30 bombs in the city and that they had arrested 28 people associated with the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. (rferl.org)
  • Once home to some 300,000 Jews, the largest population in the Arab world, Morocco is increasingly taking a fresh look at its long history with Judaism and is spurning the flat rejection of all things Hebrew found in so many other Arab countries. (ynetnews.com)
  • This sedition is meant to eliminate what is left of strength of the Islamic and Arab nation. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • The film was banned in some Arab countries for depicting the companions of Muhammad. (zengintarim.com)
  • The story explores the complexities of traditional Arab-Islamic societies and has gone on to become acclaimed worldwide. (transat.com)
  • By Daisy Luther ) 2016 has been studded with Islamic terror attacks across the continent in Europe. (themostimportantnews.com)
  • But despite their arresting realism, Ayouch's films are not documentaries. (africasacountry.com)
  • Morocco is deceptively large and diverse, and seeing the finest of its coastline, mountains, deserts, gorges, towns, and ruins in one trip is impossible - unless you plan on remaining there for a long time. (delusionalbubble.com)
  • Though much of Portugal's Islamic history has been erased from the history books over time, head over to the UNESCO World Heritage-designated municipality of Sintra and you'll find a beautiful cluster of ancient Islamically influenced palaces, castles, and ruins, some almost 13 centuries old! (havehalalwilltravel.com)
  • And while Turkey and Andalusia are often one of the most popular destinations for Muslim travellers in search of uncovering their Islamic heritage, there are countless more countries to which Islam spread that most of us never knew of! (havehalalwilltravel.com)
  • It isn't just the Pena Palace that bears the mark of Islamic influence in its architecture: Monserrate Palace, as well, wouldn't look out of place next to grand bastions of Muslim architecture like the Alhambra in Granada or the Alcazar in Seville! (havehalalwilltravel.com)
  • Geert Wilders confronting statements about the Islam, not only in the film Fitna but in his political career as well, caused strong reactions in many Muslim countries. (hisgloryreigns.com)
  • The film is a celebration of the diversity and unity of the Muslim community, that spans across continents and centuries. (zengintarim.com)
  • Throughout much of the Sunni Muslim world including Morocco, this day is an official holiday. (morocconewstribune.com)
  • In the past decade, Africa's film industries have shown a plucky ability to play in the big leagues. (africanarguments.org)
  • Egypt and Morocco are without a doubt two of North Africa's most popular tourist destinations. (delusionalbubble.com)
  • It was about a short film about the Islam. (hisgloryreigns.com)
  • In fact it was an anti Islam film called Fitma. (hisgloryreigns.com)
  • The film is widely regarded as one of the best and most influential films about Islam and its history. (zengintarim.com)
  • The film has also been accused of being biased towards Sunni Islam and ignoring the Shia perspective. (zengintarim.com)
  • Film Arrissala Complet En Arabe is a film that deserves to be watched by anyone who wants to learn more about Islam and its founder. (zengintarim.com)
  • The film has also been used as a teaching tool in schools and mosques, to educate the younger generation about the history of Islam. (zengintarim.com)
  • The film is a reminder of the universal message of Islam, that appeals to people of all backgrounds and beliefs. (zengintarim.com)
  • Because, halfway through this gripping film, you'll realize that Islam is far more diverse than even well-informed Americans may have guessed. (readthespirit.com)
  • The delegation of Morocco made a presentation on the achievements of the Kingdom in terms of human rights. (racines-aisbl.org)
  • The film is available on YouTube[^1^] and other online platforms.The film was shot in Libya and Morocco, with the cooperation of the governments of both countries. (zengintarim.com)
  • Several famous movies and series, such as Gladiator and Game of Thrones were filmed in this beautiful town. (citylifemadrid.com)
  • Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World. (wikipedia.org)
  • The improbably adventurous life of Bulgarian film artist Angel Wagenstein is one of the great untold stories of world cinema. (worldfilmpresentation.com)
  • The Sufi Music & Cultural Festival is held every year for 8 days in the imperial city of Fez the festival brings together Sufi religious leaders as well as artists from around the world to showcase their poetry, films, music, dance and artworks. (moroccoprivatetours.net)
  • The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is an international governmental organization specializing in the fields of education, science and culture. (icesco.org)
  • The film has a loyal fan base around the world, who appreciate the film's artistic and spiritual value. (zengintarim.com)
  • The film is a legacy of Moustapha Akkad, who left behind a treasure for the world to enjoy. (zengintarim.com)
  • Agadir, Morocco -Eid el Mawlid en-Nabaoui, or the Celebration of the Prophet Muhammed's Birth, is taking place today throughout the Islamic world. (morocconewstribune.com)
  • The epic fantasy series , which is often considered to be the most popular of all time on a global scale, has seen its movie sets set up all over the world, including in Morocco. (transat.com)
  • The world premiere in Morocco was a hit and he soon took Europe by storm. (readthespirit.com)
  • Throughout this new film, N'Dour talks about his vision for mobilizing peaceful movements across the Islamic world. (readthespirit.com)
  • The controversy in Senegal doesn't stop him from touring the rest of the world and this film is flat-out beautiful in the wide array of places it takes us and music it shares with us. (readthespirit.com)
  • The filmmakers use animation, Ken Burns-style film footage of Buddhist art from around the world-and we eventually visit exotic lands as well. (readthespirit.com)
  • Though Aazaan is arguably the best-looking action film shot in India, it neither flaunts its resources nor takes the narrative on a world tour just for the heck of it. (bollywoodlife.com)
  • What emerges is a picture of a terrorist vanguard that is losing the war of ideas in the Islamic world, even as its violent attacks have grown in frequency. (peterbergen.com)
  • Beautiful Animals in 2017 was about naïve, privileged girls in the Greek island of Hydra calamitously adopting a young Syrian migrant whose Islamic certainties give him utter disdain for unbelievers. (newstatesman.com)
  • On May 2nd, 2017 in Geneva, Morocco presented the report of its achievements in the field of human rights to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations. (racines-aisbl.org)
  • Favorable ratings of the terrorist leader and the suicide bombings he advocates fell by half in the two most-populous Islamic countries, Indonesia and Pakistan, between 2002 and 2009. (peterbergen.com)
  • A couple of weeks later on January 12th and 13th is when the traditional Berber community of Morocco celebrates Yennayer the Amazigh New Year inaugurating the beginning of the crop year. (moroccoprivatetours.net)
  • Around January 11 all of Morocco celebrates its Proclamation of Independence from the French colonial power. (moroccoprivatetours.net)
  • Yesterday, the Islamic state cheered two deadly incidents online . (themostimportantnews.com)
  • He was shot dead by police and was found to be carrying a statement written in Arabic and a picture of the Islamic state flag. (themostimportantnews.com)
  • For Iraq's Christians, what comes after Islamic State? (blogspot.com)
  • We feel pain due to sedition between Algeria and Morocco," al-Qaradaghi said on Twitter. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • A typical question came from geography teacher Mudarris Jughrafiya, who asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Zawahiri, but who is it who is killing with your excellency's blessing the innocents in Baghdad, Morocco, and Algeria? (peterbergen.com)
  • Volubilis, which is near the current city of Meknes, dates back almost 2000 years to the ancient Berber kings that dominated Morocco. (delusionalbubble.com)
  • In the film, "Tinghir-Jerusalem: Echoes from the Mellah," Hachkar talks to people in Berber villages high in the Atlas mountains about their memories of the Jews suddenly leaving for Israel in the 1960s. (ynetnews.com)
  • Interweaving glimpses into the lives of a wide array of outsiders-from a Berber schoolteacher to a young Jewish man to an aspiring singer grappling with his queer identity-the film chronicles the destinies of men and women longing for freedom and a greater sense of autonomy. (africasacountry.com)
  • The most traditional Morocco festivals occur in the middle Atlas, where Berber tribes sing, dance and prepare couscous in the hopes of obtaining a prosperous agricultural year. (moroccoprivatetours.net)
  • Any denigration or violation of the Islamic beliefs, sanctities, and symbols are absolutely rejected," the university said in a statement. (transcend.org)
  • The Jews in Morocco were everywhere, in the cities, in the small villages. (ynetnews.com)
  • It was a country with a large and vibrant community of Jews and with their departure, Morocco lost a large part of its history," said Rehihil. (ynetnews.com)
  • At its peak in the 1950s, there were an estimated 300,000 Jews in Morocco out of a population of some eight million. (ynetnews.com)
  • As in the rest of the region, however, there has been a heavy focus in Morocco on the plight of the Palestinian people and many Moroccans have started equating Jews with Israel. (ynetnews.com)
  • Every film captures the struggle for outsiders-which include figure such as independent women, Jews, and even suicide bombers-to exist in an oppressive society. (africasacountry.com)
  • It was during this time that her famous love again began: not necessarily with her husband, James Cromwell, but with Islamic art: "[She] has fallen in love with the Taj Mahal and all the beautiful marble tile, with their lovely floral designs with some precious stones," Cromwell reportedly wrote of his wife from India, where she first began to collect Islamic art. (wmwnewsturkey.com)
  • His work is located between North African, Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Studies of Diaspora, dynamic interreligious interaction and migratory trajectories. (imera.fr)
  • As violence intensified, many wounded protesters calling for the establishment of an Islamic Republic found sanctuary from the clashes in a rather surprising place: the Sapir Hospital (Bimaristan-i Sapir), the Jewish hospital in Tehran. (blogspot.com)
  • Two of them - Abdessamad Ejjoud and Youness Ouziyad - had told the court they had decapitated the women, while the third - Rachid Afatti - said he filmed the killing and posted the footage online. (nessunotocchicaino.it)
  • As both a starting point and a destination for merchants along ancient trade routes Morocco developed a cuisine that has Arabic, African, French, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern influences. (travel-exploration.com)
  • Instead, directors and actors circulated a petition of support, and his film went on to win best work by a new director at the festival. (ynetnews.com)
  • My impression is that your first features were made primarily for the festival circuit [although Ali Zaoua was a huge box-office success in Morocco, perhaps France too? (africasacountry.com)
  • Newer film festivals, such as Madagascan short film festival RENCONTRES DU FILM COURT or the COMOROS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CIFF) are moving in the same direction. (contemporaryand.com)
  • the latest film by Abderrahmane Sissako, which among others was lauded at this year's Cannes Film Festival. (contemporaryand.com)
  • This year the artistical director of the Colours of the Nile International Film Festival (CONIFF), Hailé Biru Abraham, will, for the first time in Germany, present ETHIOCINEMA (14.11), a selection of current short films from Ethiopia - such as ADAMT, the newest work from the Ethiopian shooting star Zelalem Woldemariam. (contemporaryand.com)
  • The week-long event features free concerts, a film festival and a forum where debates are held. (moroccoprivatetours.net)
  • The Festival of Roses is one of the prettiest celebrations in Morocco, dedicated to commemorating the season's rose harvest. (moroccoprivatetours.net)
  • The Cannes Film Festival praised this movie, which stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal and Koji Yakusho. (transat.com)
  • John Michael McDonagh's debut feature was the glorious The Guard in 2011, a comedy starring Brendan Gleeson as an apparently racist Irish cop who turns out to have rare integrity, still the most successful independent Irish film to date. (newstatesman.com)
  • With HALF OF A YELLOW SUN (Nigeria/GB 2010, 13.11), and adaptation of Chimanda Ngozi Adichie's bestseller, AFRIKAMERA provides the Germany premiere of the feature film debut from Nigerian theatre maker Biyi Bandele. (contemporaryand.com)
  • The film is a testament to the vision and passion of Moustapha Akkad, who dedicated his life to making this film. (zengintarim.com)
  • In this context strategic partnerships between film festivals and film schools gain growing importance. (contemporaryand.com)
  • Festivals have established themselves as display windows for current African cinema and as stepping stones for young African film makers. (contemporaryand.com)
  • Almodovar has made a career directing films with progressive themes, most with additional LGBT themes. (theamericanreport.org)
  • Arguably one of the most stunning movies set in Morocco, specifically in Ouarzazate and Agdz. (transat.com)
  • Film:Video). (wikipedia.org)
  • Group submissions are encouraged, but individuals may apply for the regional video/ short film competition. (who.int)
  • Creators of the winning proposals short films will receive an award. (who.int)
  • Under the label African Shorts AFRIKAMERA has during the last years screened short films from Rwanda, Mozambique, and Madagascar. (contemporaryand.com)
  • A short comedy film following the story of an irregular support group. (worldfilmpresentation.com)
  • Since 1998, she has made many short and feature-length films, including "Printemps Tunisien" and "She Had a Dream. (fsu.edu)
  • The Iran Human Rights group (IHRNGO) said the Islamic nation's security forces "intentionally targeted" the eyes and faces of protesters during a violent crackdown on demonstrations last year sparkled by the death of a young woman in police custody for allegedly violating the country's hijab law. (rferl.org)
  • Some went for religious reasons to seek the long promised land, some for a better life than in economically troubled post-colonial Morocco, still others who feared persecution. (ynetnews.com)
  • Meanwhile, leading an almost nomadic life, he published a great deal of long-form journalism and travel writing, including books about expat life in Bangkok, "sexual pessimism", and drinking his way round dry Islamic countries. (newstatesman.com)
  • The film juggles multiple narrative strands all the while pointing at the utter randomness of life as we follow the sharply drawn arcs of a group of strangers whose lives become intertwined in a single day. (africanarguments.org)
  • Film saved my life when I was a kid," he's said of an adolescence spent rapturously dreaming of better worlds in the auditorium dark. (theartsdesk.com)
  • The rise of streaming platforms has democratised distribution, while filmmakers across the continent have increasingly been welcomed to major film festivals resulting in a wave of international co-productions. (africanarguments.org)
  • Lived in by Kings since the Middle Ages and used as a filming location for Game of Thrones, this gilded Andalucian palace complex will take your breath away. (contiki.com)
  • The director, who was born in Tinghir but left to live in France with his father at the age of 6 months, has toured all over Morocco showing the film to what he says were packed houses. (ynetnews.com)
  • Now Cairo Conspiracy , a Cannes prize-winner for Best Screenplay and big hit in France, sees innocent Adam (Tawfeek Barhom) leave his fishing village to study at Cairo's iconic Islamic university Al-Azhar. (theartsdesk.com)
  • Unlike "I Bring What I Love," this film is a more … well, a more traditional travelogue through Buddhist history and culture. (readthespirit.com)
  • The film-, lecture- and seminar-events taking place in the period from November 2013 to March 2015 will focus on the facilitation of exchange relations between selected film festivals and film schools in Germany and in the African countries. (contemporaryand.com)
  • Obviously not every person of Islamic faith is a terrorist waiting for a machete and an opportunity. (themostimportantnews.com)
  • Aazaan is not a film which wastes time in self-congratulation after staging one more terrorist explosion. (bollywoodlife.com)
  • However, the two unique nations on opposite ends of the continent with significant contrasts, and if you're limited to choosing just one trip, you'll need to understand the differences between Egypt and Morocco. (delusionalbubble.com)
  • The project outputs will be a Zouj monograph, six films, a local exhibition, and a Digital Humanities pedagogical volume. (imera.fr)
  • Mati Diop's Atlantics is a film in constant flux, moving from love story to social drama to supernatural mystery within the space of 104 minutes. (africanarguments.org)
  • This charming, tenderly-observed drama about three teenage girls coming of age in Djibouti is the first feature length film to be produced in the small East African country in a long time. (africanarguments.org)