With a dazzling closing ceremony, Effat University in Jeddah concluded the activities of three rich and fruitful days of “The 9th Showreel Effat Student Film Festival.” The event took place in the presence of a number of Saudi and international filmmakers. The closing ceremony was held under the patronage of Princess Lolowah Al-Faisal, vice chairman of the board of trustees
JEDDAH: Singer Nahomi Koyasu has mixed her Japanese roots with the Arabic language and become known as her country’s answer to the legendary Lebanese artist Fairouz. “Fairouz Al Yabbaniya” (Japanese Fairouz) had been listening to Arabic songs for years. She then began translating classic 1970s and 1980s pop songs into Japanese and performed them to the original music. Koyasu