1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (893+ words) Omar Badawy is a British-Egyptian comedian and writer known as the Posh Arab. He gained a large online following through his satirical takedowns of Daily Mail articles, before joining the Saturday Night Live UK writing team this year. In 2021 he…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (841+ words) Youssef Kerkour is Moroccan-British actor who was nominated for a Bafta for his performance as a Syrian refugee in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Home. He portrays Steely Pate on HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a prequel to Game…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (528+ words) What does it mean to be Egypt’s most famous actor when fame itself becomes a trap? That is the question posed with increasing menace in Tarik Saleh’s Eagles of the Republic — a slick, dark satire about celebrity as an instrument…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (169+ words) From the writers’ rooms of the award-winning shows Ramy and Mo to his own standup appearances, the comedian speaks about life and faith inside Hollywood...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (722+ words) When Noor Sobka and Luna Al-Kaisy first met at an Arab writers’ workshop in London, they bonded over US sitcoms from Modern Family to Parks and Recreation. Hours passed as they talked through their favourite shows and what makes good…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (974+ words) It’s a Tuesday night in Amsterdam. Along the banks of the IJ river in the east of the city, between a gym and a bagel chain, people filter into a low-lit room lined with cushions and chairs. The space looks…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago   (213+ words) Omar (Warnecke) and Johnny (Day-Lewis), are two young people who, just one generation prior, would have lived in a more firmly segregated world but still contend with deep divisions between their communities. Omar, a British‑Pakistani man, is beholden to…...