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Actor Mel Gibson. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Hollywood Stars to Partake in Turkish Film ‘Islamophobia’

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 16, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Ankara – In the city of Antalya, southern Turkey, shooting the film “Islamophobia” has kicked off with the participation of many actors, including stars from Hollywood. The film aims to shed light on the tolerant reality of Islam and to counter...

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Gylfi Sigurdsson has helped Iceland reach the World Cup. Now it’s time to make an impact for Everton in the league. Photograph: Tony McArdle/Everton/Getty Images

The Premier League’s Big-money Signings Who Need to Start Performing

by Martin Laurence | Oct 15, 2017 | Sports

London – Gylfi Sigurdsson, Everton, £45m It wasn’t just the £45m fee Everton forked out for Gylfi Sigurdsson that was costly but also the time they spent securing his signature when they could have been looking at areas of the squad that were in greater need of...

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After 23 Years in Prison, Wrongly Convicted US Man Freed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Washington – Washington – Local US news outlets reported, Friday, the release of a man who was imprisoned for 23 years after being wrongly convicted of a double murder in Kansas city. Lamonte McIntyre was 17 when he was first arrested. He later stood for...

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. (AFP)

Chelsea Handed Major Chance to Make up Lost Ground in Gentler October

by Paul Wilson | Oct 14, 2017 | Sports

London – Most of the Premier League attention will be on Anfield and the north-west derby on Saturday, even if Liverpool’s stuttering start to the season means Jürgen Klopp’s side already have seven points to make up on Manchester United. For different reasons...

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Nasser Al-Khelaifi is Paris Saint-Germain’s chairman and CEO. Reuters

Switzerland Investigates Qatar’s Khelaifi, France’s Valcke

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2017 | Sports

Geneva, Paris- The Paris offices of BeIN Sports were searched on Thursday as part of a criminal probe against former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Qatar’s BeIN Media Chief Executive Nasser al-Khelaifi, French authorities said. Meanwhile, another inspection...

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Palestinian Fatma Abu Musabah uses her mobile phone to take pictures of children for her social media account in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza strip on September 17, 2017. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

Gaza Instagram Stars Show Different Side of their Homeland

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Gaza- Kholoud Nassar and Fatma Abu Mosabah may not be able to leave Gaza without Israeli or Egyptian permission, but their photos can. Both have more than 100,000 followers on the social platform and say they get recognized multiple times a day in the tiny territory...