Netanyahu’s coalition government propose anti-lgbtq legislation in Israel
by Imtiaz Popat’ Netanyahu’s coalition government consists of factions from the extreme right in Israel: ‘Jewish Power’ and ‘Noam’- two openly and explicitly anti lgbtq+ […]
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Review: Persian Lessons
Persians lessons is not about teaching Farsi. This holocaust drama about a Belgian Jew who invents a fake “Farsi” language after he pretends to be Persian in […]
Review: Katiba Banat: Sisters in Arms
Katiba Banat: Sisters in Arms, a documentary series premiered June 11 on Omni, uncovers the previously hidden stories of Canadian women who helped liberate South […]
Review: Our Big Punjabi Family
The multi-language series is produced by KarmaFilm, with Leena Manro and Donkeyhead director Agam Darshi as the creators. Our Big Punjabi Family is Punjabi- and […]
Kenyan town of Eldoret to become a city
Plans of elevating Eldoret town to city status are inching closer to fruition, as it is now merely two steps away from becoming a reality. […]
Review: Daliland
Sir Ben Kingsley’s portrayal of spanish surrealist visual artist Salvador Dalí, is indeed surreal in Daliland. This Mary Harron’s new biopic is a masterpiece. It […]
A new anti-gay law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted
Uganda has passed one of the world’s toughest anti-gay laws that calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signed […]
Turkey’s president Erdogan wins election in the second round of voting
Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will rule until 2028 after winning the second round in the […]
Analysis: Joyland
Ali Junejo and Alina Khan in Joyland Joyland (Urdu: جوائے لینڈ) is a 2022 Urdu and Punjabi-language Pakistani drama film written, directed and co-edited by Saim Sadiq in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Ali […]
World first Arab woman blast into space
Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali al-Qarni are to blast off from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the ISS from Launch […]