“Borders Can Stop a Body, but They Can’t Stop a Voice”: Motaz Malhees on The Voice of Hind Rajab and Missing the Oscars 

The Jenin-born actor on playing witness, the weight of a Palestinian passport, and what it means to honour a child's final call

ICON’s Top 2026 Book Releases

A Look at 2026’s Most Anticipated Releases

Lebanese Director Fadi Syriani Asks: After “All This Death”, What Comes Next?

The 16-minute stop motion animated short film follows Vladimir, an elderly Beirut resident through his ritual of obsessively reading obituaries and attending strangers’ funerals daily

Why Mond and Ahmed Razeek are the Best in “BZNS”

The rapper and director on their debut collaboration

The Self and the Corporate Agenda Hiding Behind the Mirror

Self-acceptance, self-help, self-actualisation, self-care, self-esteem, self-love, self-made, self-motivation, self-preservation, self-reliance, self-respect, self-sufficient, self-stimulation, self-worth… The self is anti-human.

Exile as a Rite of Passage

Exile is no longer rupture but genesis – the shared rite of passage through which artists rebuild meaning, memory, and belonging

After Its Dubai Debut, Fujifilm Short Film Festival Heads to Nairobi, Beirut, Cairo, and Jeddah

Fujifilm, Cinema Akil, and Gulf Photo Plus champion short-form cinema as a space for new voices, dialogue, and discovery