Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Still from Rock the Casbah (Laïla Marrakchi, 2013)

Rock the Casbah review: Dysfunction meets humor at a Moroccan elite family funeral

by Amy Assad | Sep 18, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Laïla Marrakchi’s Rock the Casbah opens with a narration from the film’s family patriarch, Hassan Ben Amor, played by screen legend Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago). Dressed in white and with a mischievous grin, the successful...

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Christian refugees encamp on the area of archdiocese of Erbil, in Erbil, Iraq, August 16 2014.

Scholars call for Christian safe haven in Iraq

by Amy Assad | Aug 19, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid growing concerns about the plight of Iraq’s Christians, a group of leading international scholars of Christian language and culture in the Middle East issued a call for an internationally protected safe haven for Christians in Iraq...

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A Syriac priest climbs the stairs at the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel monastery, in Turkish southeastern town of Midyat. Source: AFP/Getty Images/Tarik Tinazay

Holding Hope Hostage

by Amy Assad | Apr 24, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim is all thumbs navigating his way around his new iPhone. This modern device contrasts sharply with the traditional cassock he is wearing, but it helps him stay in touch with his community in Syria and the wider diaspora. After...