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Years after watching the first part of the Mexican mini-series Crime Diaries: The Night out, I decided to watch the third part that’s called The Search (2020). The series discusses the real case of...

Due to the pandemic, my old friend Josip has been locked up in his apartment in Hamburg for almost two years. Having no connection to the outside world but through his landline, I’d call him from...

35) Between Hana and Mana Our Beard was Lost: there was a man who had to two wives: Hana and Mana. Hana was young and whenever she saw greys in her husband’s beard, she plucked them out claiming...

And we continue our journey through meaningful ancient Arabic proverbs:29) War is a Draw: this proverb is used to indicate that life is everchanging and nothing stays the same. It was famously used by...

23) Of a Blamed without Guilt: this was said by Al Ahnaf ibn Qais (619-691 A.D) the leader of Tameem tribe and a man known for his patience that it was said: “More Patient than Al Ahnaf ibn...

We continue this week with ancient Arabic proverbs and the story behind them:16) I Have No Camel in It: Remember Al-Basous war between the tribes of Bakr and Taghlub that lasted 40 years over a camel?...

This week we continue with ancient proverbs from Arabia:5) The Camel Leaders and The Archers Blended: in ancient wars, soldiers either led horses and camels on ground or were archers. In the heat of...

One of the beauties of our language — that is sadly missed by the newer generation who are becoming non-native speakers of it — is the abundance usage of proverbs that you could borrow from your...

In 1969, Abimael Guzmán (also known as Chairman Gonzalo) founded The Communist Party of Peru —Shining Path that was based on Marxism-Leninism- Maoism and his own thoughts. It started its war...

To mark the 11th anniversary of Arab Spring this year, I decided to watch a movie that talks about it from a different perspective; that of a poor woman called Nawara. Nawara (played by Menna Shalabi)...

Whenever I hear the book title: The Catcher in the Rye, the first image that came to mind was a story set in the 1800’s US — in a cornfield specifically — with a Bogeyman hiding amidst it...

The mini-series series Troy: Fall of a City (2018) is much different from the movie Troy that came out in 2004. The movie was loaded with beautiful stars yet never did justice to the original myth....

When my friend Peter came back after vacation, he gave the best gift ever: another book by his compatriot writer and Noble Prize winner Ivo Andrić. Peter had decided to gift me his personal favorite:...

2021 was the worst year when it came to reading and finishing books. I managed to finish 14 books only, that’s half what I finished the year before it with its endless lockdowns and curfews. In...

2021 was the worst year when it came to reading and finishing books. I managed to finish 14 books only, that’s half what I finished the year before it with its endless lockdowns and curfews. In 2019...

This winter was a busy one in Kitzania. When the weather started getting cooler, it was time to start our Winter in Kitzania yearly ritual that both humans and cats looked forward to: taking out warm...

If you are a fan of The Coen Brothers movies, then you shouldn’t miss The Unknown Saint. Set in a remote drought-ridden area in Morocco, the movie’s opening scene is of a man reaching the place...

My first encounter with Alexander the Great history was exactly twenty years back, reading Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s trilogy: Alexander the Great. Manfredi’s depiction of Alexander was dreamlike:...

In his book Disconnect and Live (original title: Desconéctate y vive (2019), Spanish author Víctor Martín Font invites you to abandon urban life for a second and delve into nature, as it has all...

Lila Cassen is a famous pop star from the ’90s who suffers amnesia after a failed suicide attempt. While recovering, she’s informed by her manager Blanca that she hasn’t produced any songs since...