Ramadan dramas

MBC Masr announces Ramadan schedule
Cinema/TV

MBC Masr announces Ramadan schedule

The MBC Masr network announced the schedule for its broadcast of dramas and exclusive programs featuring the most prominent stars…
Iraq’s racy TV in Ramadan revives an industry – and draws censure
Middle East

Iraq’s racy TV in Ramadan revives an industry – and draws censure

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – On a studio set in Baghdad, a director watches the star of his TV series hold a…
In time for Ramadan, Iraqi TV drama returns after 7 years
Cinema/TV

In time for Ramadan, Iraqi TV drama returns after 7 years

BAGHDAD (AP) — Every evening at the Muntada al-Masrah theater on Baghdad’s Rashid street, the cast and crew of the…
TV channels and censor at odds over content rating
Culture

TV channels and censor at odds over content rating

The Ramadan TV season has only just begun, yet the drama has already started with several conflicts between Egypt’s Censorship…
‘Al-Hassan and al-Hussein’ TV drama: An orthodox narrative in a progressive form
Art news

‘Al-Hassan and al-Hussein’ TV drama: An orthodox narrative in a progressive form

The representation of the life story of al-Hassan and al-Hussein, Prophet Mohamed’s grandsons and sons of his cousin and son-in-law,…
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
Art news

Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity

Two films about Egypt’s second president - “Nasser 56” (a 1996 Egyptian production) and “Gamal Abdel Nasser” (a 1999 Syrian…
Q&A with Al-Kabeer’s Ahmed Mekky
Art news

Q&A with Al-Kabeer’s Ahmed Mekky

This Ramadan season, actor, filmmaker, producer and rapper Ahmed Mekky presents “Al-Kabeer: Part 2” (The Great One: Part 2). The…
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