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Female Directors Lead Arab Cinema Into the 2026 Oscars Race

"This story is not just about Gaza. It speaks to a universal grief. Cinema can preserve a memory. Cinema can resist amnesia. May Hind Rajab’s voice be heard."

ICON MENA’S 2025 Christmas Tech Gift Guide

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ICON MENA’s 2025 Christmas Gift Guide

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Jack Champion: The Making of a Man

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Youssef Omar: Ever the Student

In a booming Egyptian screen industry, his discipline and craft promise a rise built on grit, not glamour