Grandmas play stealth superheroes in a new United Arab Emirates comedy show, showing a welcome new side of the Arab world that may (I hope) soon make it to American TV.
The new animated TV series “Freej” stars a group of older women who do daring heroic acts, hiding their identities behind masks that are much [...]
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It’s a small world after all, which is why Sony had the opportunity to read on a Web forum that some folks don’t want verses from the Koran wafting out of their video games. Sony is therefore removing a song from the new PlayStation game Little Big Planet, because the song contains Koranic lyrics, before [...]
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A groundbreaking documentary about lesbian & gay Muslims — “A Jihad for Love” — has understandably confounded film critics in their struggle to comprehend how Muslims reconcile culture, faith and sexuality. Why do gay Muslims even try, when they could just apply for asylum and go clubbing in London or New York? The documentary’s subjects [...]
Filed under: Arab/Persian American, Gay/Lesbian, Middle East, Movies, South Asia, South Asian American, World by Marc Breindel
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Iran denied a talented young actor the right to go to Hollywood this week because she made a film without government permission, The New York Times reported.
Iran — Persia — is destined for an exciting, culturally rich future, especially once its leadership relaxes control. I imagine the whole world someday cheering a Tehran Olympics; American [...]
Filed under: Arab/Persian American, Middle East, Movies, Politics by Marc Breindel
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