Do you remember the very first time you went to the movies? Do you remember that feeling of excitement mixed with awe, when you would hand the ticket to the...

Millions of Palestinians follow the young artist Mohammed Assaf from Khan Younis, Gaza, on MBC’s "Arab Idol" every week, even as they turn their backs on the polemics in Hamas’...

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday evening into Sunday morning had police deploy water cannon and tear gas (some say laced with pepper spray) to clear Gezi Park of protesters...

On the fifth take, everything appeared to have come together. The script monitors confirmed that the two actors had got their lines right, the woman in charge of the set...

Shibley Telhami has long been interested not only in what mass Arab publics think, but how their attitudes affect the foreign policies of Arab regimes and how they should affect...

Minister of Culture Wages Campaign Against Egyptian Artists

Arab Idol' Unifies Troubled Region

Erdogan Clears Gezi Park Protesters, Sets Stage For Polarization

Pakistan's Movie-Makers Dig Deep To Revive Film Industry

The World Through Arab Eyes

The Roots of Muslim Rage? Comfy Counter-Narratives Don’t Address Them!

When the Muslim community in America reaches a point of finally talking about the issues of radicalism that face Muslim youth, that’s a sure sign that we’ve progressed. Surely, intolerance and hate ar...

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Mosireen Empowers Citizen Journalists

Continuing my look (aslan-media-columns/above-the-fold/item/336-poignant-crowd-sourced-film-recreates-the-palestinian-experience#.UYHBECvEpn8) at the use of crowd funding in the Middle East, in this p...

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I’ve Been Lost

I have been relatively quiet these past few weeks for Aslan Media. "Why?", you ask? Because the situation in Egypt depresses me. I may not be Egyptian, but as an expat witnessing this ong...

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Presidential Elections Special

The Iranian circus of presidential elections has officially opened. Less than a month away from the election day and already social media has witnessed several occasions of uproars caused by candidate...

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Parkour life: Iranian Women Get Physical

On any given Friday, groups of young women across Iran can be seen jumping from rooftops, scaling the graffitied walls of apartment blocks, and catapulting themselves over stairways. They are...

Shohreh Aghdashloo, From Tehran To Hollywood

Iranian American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in "House of Sand and Fog" (2003), writes about her life journey from Tehran under siege to...

Reza Aramesh on Bringing His Images of Violence to NYC Nightclubs

In his first U.S. exhibition, the Iranian-born, London-based artist Reza Aramesh has brought his highly political works into what would initially seem, to those unfamiliar with his work, to be...

Vote4Zahra: A Virtual Candidate for Iran’s Elections (Part Two)

This is part two of our interview with Zahra’s Paradise author and co-creator Amir Soltani. Click here (arts-culture/mideast-art/21339-vote4zahra-a-virtual-candidate-in-iran-s-upcoming-elections-part-one) to read part one. Aslan Media contributing writer Roxanne Rashedi recently had a...

The Use Of The Written Word In The Art Of Shirin Neshat & Lalla Essaydi

While often perceived as a purely aural element, the word is as important a visual tool in politically-motivated art. Shirin Neshat and Lalla Essaydi, two artists known for their use of calligraphy,...

‘Indecent’ ballet? Egyptian Islamist lawmaker angers dancers

An Islamist member of Egypt’s Shura Council has stirred controversy for describing ballet dancing as “the art of nudity,” prompting objections from a number of dancers. Council member Gamal Hamed, of...