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Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein gestures during his trial in Baghdad, in this Jan. 29, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, Pool, file)
by Samir Atallah | Feb 24, 2013 | Opinion
Renowned television writer Dr. Walid Saif has an interesting tale of the time the famous Arab director Tawfiq Saleh got in touch with him in Amman, and invited him to visit Baghdad. At the time, Saif did not question the reason for the visit, nor did Saleh explain it...
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Opening scene of Combinations (Media Cultured)
by Mahmud El Shafey | Jan 18, 2013 | Media
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, rings out as the screen fades to black. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; God is Great. A man with a thick beard stares imperiously down the camera lens and then throws back his head and bursts into laughter....