Here's what's happening in Arab media!

جريدة الأخبار-

تواصل «مخيمات» استطلاعها لما يدرسه الطلاب الفلسطينيون عن بلادهم، وما هي عيوب مناهجهم التربوية، وخصوصاً في كتب التاريخ والجغرافيا والتربية المدنية، في ظل راهنية هذا التاريخ وتعرّض جغرافيا فلسطين لتغييرات جسيمة ومستمرة توجب مرونة في وضع مناهجها. وبعدما تناولنا طلاب لبنان، هنا تقرير من غزة

غزة ــ قيس صفدي
أن يتضمن درس في منهاج الصف الثاني الابتدائي للطلاب الفلسطينيين رحلة لطلاب من غزة إلى القدس يتعرّفون فيها على المعالم الأثرية والتاريخية، ويجولون في أسواق المدينة المقدسة، ويؤدون ا… Continue

from MERIP

The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) vigorously
protests the arrest and detention of the filmmaker and journalist Maziar
Bahari and the reformist intellectual Saeed Hajjarian by authorities of
the Islamic Republic of Iran. Both men have been taken into custody amidst
the mass civil disobedience following the transparently stolen Iranian presidential election on June 12, the "result" of which Supreme Leader… Continue

Lebanese gay rights group Helem will be holding a public event at Babel theater in Hamra on the occasion of International Day Against Homophobia on May 16. The event will be followed by a cocktail reception and music performances at Zico House in Hamra.

Time: 12 pm to 5 pm
Where: Babel theater and Zico House, Hamra
How: Just come as you are

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On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, a group of around 20 feminist activists staged a sit-in at the UNESCO palace in Beirut in protest of the opening of the Turkish Cultural Week only days after the commemoration of the Armenian genocide. Demonstrators argued that the event was an “insult” to the Armenian Genocide and a “sign of disrespect to its memory”. As the group dropped a giant banner reading "Recognize the Armenian Genocide" before the surprised faces of diplomats and politicians that had gathered… Continue

By Ed Lake

The UAE now has a handful film events – chief among them the Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai International Film Festival in Dubai – that make a point of showcasing Gulf talent. GCC cineastes get their own enclaves: the Emirates Film Competition at MEIFF and Gulf Voices at DIFF are both devoted to airing their work.

All the same, in the commotion of the international competitions, it can be hard to get a full sense of the state of Arab film. The str… Continue