Kaleem Aftab
What It's Like to Be a Surfer in Gaza
We spoke to director Philip Gnadt, whose documentary 'Gaza Surf Club' follows the lives of the young men and women riding the waves in the occupied territory.
What It’s Like to Be a 13-Year-Old in the Eye of the Refugee Crisis
The award-winning documentary 'Fire at Sea' is a harrowing and personal look at the migrant crisis on a tiny island near Italy.
Muhammad Ali's Conversion to Islam Changed the World
For my father and many others, it wasn't what Ali did in the ring that made him the Greatest of All Time—it was the decision to convert to Islam.
The ‘Egyptian Jon Stewart’ Takes Us Inside the Arab Spring and Its Aftermath
We met the famous surgeon-turned-satirist and subject of the new documentary Tickling Giants.
'Dheepan' Is a Searing Thriller About a Guerrilla Fighter Turned Refugee
We caught up with Jacques Audiard, the French auteur behind the Palme d'Or–winning Dheepan, which follows a former Tamil Tiger and his family's struggles to get by.
'Batman v Superman' Is Actually a Good Depiction of the American Muslim Experience
The much hated-on superhero flick portrays an ugly, fractured America—one that's familiar to Muslims like me.
Inside the Carthage Film Festival After the Tunis Suicide Bombing
Despite a suicide bombing hours before and a national state of emergency, Africa's oldest film festival carried on.
New Documentary ‘Fresh Dressed’ Serves Up the Evolution of Street Style
The star-filled documentary is both a celebration of early hip-hop culture and an indictment of the brand capitalization that followed.
Director Rick Famuyiwa Flips Black Stereotypes with His John Hughes-Influenced ‘Dope'
We caught up at Cannes to chat about teen movies, nerdy menaces to society, and working with A$AP Rocky.