‘MAMNOU3 AL-TAJAWOL’
Superstar Saudi comedian Nasser Al-Qasabi headlines a stellar cast that includes Rashid Al-Shamrani, Habib Al-Habib, Fayez Al-Maliki, Ilham Al-Ali, and Aseel Omran in this black comedy show examining how communities adapted to life in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic (the title translates roughly to ‘No Roaming,’ or ‘Curfew’). While it may be a comedy, it doesn’t shy away from the struggles that coronavirus has brought into our lives. ““Comedy is the general framework for (the show),” said Al-Qasabi in a press release. “It’s a social presentation of the situation in a comic nature, and I hope that we have been successful.” Al-Shamrani added: “We have tried to present topics that draw humor from the core of that suffering.
Threats, Victims or Allies? Migrant Communities in Kuwait s COVID19 Response
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Sometime in mid-March 2020, just as the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum across the world, a rather unusual group of individuals in Kuwait logged on to a Zoom call to coordinate their response to what would most certainly be devastating and uncertain times ahead. In attendance were local migrant community organizers, human rights activists, health care professionals, private sector executives and representatives from the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). For anyone familiar with grassroots community activism and current best practices in humanitarian and development aid, this scene is hardly unique or interesting. Yet in the context of Kuwait, the fact that these individuals were i
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Bahrain s Ambassador to the United States Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa congratulated Bahraini brothers Ali and Mohammad Shams for receiving an award from the America Abroad Media Foundation (AAM) for their work in authoring and writing the drama “Umm Haroun”.
Shaikh Abdullah said the leadership’s continuous has created a stimulating environment which enabled Bahraini youth to achieve in all fields and embrace an innovative generation. The Ambassador said that the award, which shed light on the history of the Jewish community in the Arab Gulf region, is also a recognition by the American Foundation of the peaceful coexistence and respect for religions represented by the Bahraini model in the region and around the world, adding that this approach was consolidated through the reform project launched by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
Hosted by Margaret Brennan of the CBS News program
Face the Nation, the annual AAM extravaganza this year was a scaled-down, 45-minute virtual event starring the cast and crew of two films the 2011 thriller
Contagion and the controversial Saudi TV series
Um Haroun as well as several former top U.S. officials and Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States.
It also featured a first for the Middle East: an unprecedented duet in Dubai with Emirati singer Mohamed Al Shehhi and visiting Israeli vocalist Dudu Tassa, performing “Sayidi Yasid Sadati” together in Arabic.
Three Arab embassies in Washington those of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE bankrolled this year’s online AAM ceremony, along with half a dozen corporate sponsors.
December 16, 2020
Israeli singer Dudu Tassa, who traces his Sephardic Jewish roots to Iraq, performed during his recent visit to Dubai with Emirati singer Mohamed Al Shehhi. (Photo courtesy of AAM)
Two of the biggest international stories of 2020 COVID-19 and the Arab world’s gradual warming to Israel dominated last Thursday night’s awards gala hosted by the Washington-based nonprofit group America Abroad Media (AAM).
Hosted by Margaret Brennan of the CBS News program
Face the Nation, the annual AAM extravaganza this year was a scaled-down, 45-minute virtual event starring the cast and crew of two films the 2011 thriller
Contagionand the controversial Saudi TV series