Das Programm der Berlinale 2012 thematisiert den sogenannten „Arabischen Frühling“ und seine Entwicklungen aus verschiedenen Perspektiven und in unterschiedlicher Form: Dokumentarfilme zeigen die Ereignisse in der Region sowohl aus der Sicht von arabischen RegisseurInnen als auch von FilmemacherInnen weltweit. Andererseits gibt es fiktionale und dokumentarische Filme von arabischen RegisseurInnen, die einen Blick auf ihre Region werfen, [...]

I believe many of you don’t know that translators actually have their own special day to celebrate: September 30th of each year. Back in 1991 the International Federation of Translators (FIT) launched the idea of an officially recognised International Translation Day to show solidarity of the worldwide translation community in an effort to promote the [...]

“My argument is that history is made by men and women, just as it can also be unmade and rewritten, always with various silence and elisions, always with shapes imposed and disfigurements tolerated.” – Edward Said Yesterday marked the  8th anniversary of the passing of Edward Said, the Palestinian literary theorist, the esteemed University Professor [...]

Ok ladies and gents, mark your calendars and get ready for the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF), it’s going to take place between Sept.30- Oct.7, 2011. The festival program for 2011 is now live! The TPFF is a non-profit organization which started  back in 2008 as a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Al-Nakba.  Dedicated [...]

القصة القصيرة “تجاعيد زهرة” للكاتبة منية أبو خضرا، تفوز بالمركز الأوّل

Please also watch: “Generous Peace“.

I’m just in love with HRH Queen Rania’s children book “The Sandwich Swap“. I’m in love with the idea, the message it’s trying to convey, the illustrations, and the fact that it actually spreads awareness among children about accepting and knowing ‘the other’, not being afraid of trying new things, and never judging anything or [...]

In my two hands I hold the coolest, most genius product to ever exist in the world of language learning. I’m so overwhelmed that  I don’t know where to start actually. You all know my passion for languages, translation, and all that jazz. Lately, I was blessed with an opportunity to work on one of the most [...]

Those of you who know me already know that I might be the biggest fan of the Turkish series “La7zet Wada3″ (originally titled: ‘Elveda Derken’), which was aired around a year ago on MBC4. And now it’s fortunately being aired for the second time, and surprise surprise, I’m watching it for the very ‘second’ time. [...]

انتهيت اليوم من قراءة “تاكسي: حواديت المشاوير” لخالد الخميسي. وعليّ القول بأنّني أنهيته في زمن قياسي مقارنة بغيره من الكتب التي قرأتها سابقا، سواء كانت بالعربية أو بالإنجليزية. فالكتاب وبكل صدق يشدّك بطريقة رائعة، يصعب فيها عليك أن تتركه للحظة واحدة، صفحة تجرّك للأخرى لتكتشف حين تغلقه أنّك في الحقيقة أكملت قراءته. بلغة سلسة ولهجة [...]