Fewer Arab films and filmmakers at Traverse City Film Festival, but still impactful

August 3rd, 20180 TRAVERSE CITY – The Traverse City Film Festival, which runs through Aug. 5, will screen more than 100 new and classic films for movie-goers. Five of them will feature Arab filmmakers or stories featuring Arabs. Last year the festival had a “Travel ban sidebar” that featured seven films from countries affected by President...

This is why Arabs are questioning Hollywood Oscar nominations, boycotting ‘The Post’

February 2nd, 20180 Not so subtle agenda – Hollywood, Washington and Israel sprung from the same DNA. By Farah Harb Hollywood and Washington have been two faces on the same coin for the past century, where political messages have often been imported through Hollywood's media content. As renowned scholar Jack Shaheen has pointed out through...