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To whom it may concern, My name is Doaa. I am an immigrant and I want to share my experience with you. When you decide to immigrate, it means you exhausted all the options in your own country to create … Continue reading →

February is Black History Month. I never self identified as a black person. The word black in Egypt is very offensive. I was called blackie in the streets and in school. I always denied my Nubian roots because that’s the … Continue reading →

  First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude for everyone who supported and followed my case from the very beginning until now. I am touched by the amount of messages and emails I’ve received expressing support … Continue reading →

  Canada is known as a tolerant country that embraces people from all cultural backgrounds. On July 1st, everyone celebrates Canada Day as a form of gratefulness and pride to belong to this nation. On occasions like this, we should … Continue reading →

  Last night I watched the documentary Wonder Women: The Untold Story of American Heroines (2012). The main focus of the topic is the evolution of the strong and independent heroine figure represented in Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman is considered … Continue reading →

Aaja Nachle (2007) is an Indian movie focused on female protagonism. The main character Dia, a dancer, is not a traditional Indian woman as she rebels against the traditions of her family and her society. The film starts with the … Continue reading →

Domestic violence is one of the major issues that women have been fighting against for ages. In many countries, no serious or legal actions are taken against this crime. But cinematographic representation of this problem contributed in the rise of … Continue reading →

Hollywood got us  used to view “the other” through the Americans’ eyes. But the movie Hostel added a new perspective regarding the topic of “otherness” within modern society, and the novelty is that Americans are the “others” in this series … Continue reading →

(In the living room, Lukacs has just come from a meeting with Thomas Mann) Me: I’m sorry sweetheart but we have to break up asap. Lukacs:whaaaaaaaat? Can I know why? Me: I don’t know what to say. But I can’t … Continue reading →

On a very long flight from Vancouver to Cairo, I got the opportunity to watch a couple of movies on board and one of them was The rite (2011) staring Anthony Hopkins. The movie is based on true events which … Continue reading →