“Stories from Our Neighbourhood ” by Nagib Mahfuz
The lives in the Gamaleya neighborhood observed by a young Nagib Mahfuz. One of the classics of the nobel prize-winning author for literature, the life of Cairo's most iconic neighborhood…
Saz, the rapper from Ramla
Let's continue with the beautiful discoveries made in Palestine, today is the turn of Saz, the rapper from Ramla, an Israeli city on the border with the West Bank. "Saz:…
Forever Pure
2 Chechens bought by the Israeli far right team: hatred, violence and football in a film that will make you think. "Forever pure" “January, 2013. A secret transfer takes 2…
“Alexander’s Book of Luck” by Nizami
Nezami's book, the absolute pearl of Persian literature, fully shows us the figure of Alexander the Great philosopher and "prophet", alternating philosophical discourses and adventures around the world Alessandro Magno…
Alexander the Great according to Ferdowsi
The legendary Persian poet is the first to unite the figure of Alexander with the Quranic Dhul-Qarnayn, giving life to a truly extraordinary myth that will make us travel through…
The origins of the myth of Alexander the Great in the Persian-Islamic world
Alexander the Great, one of the most important men in the European world, becomes an almost prophetic figure in the Islamic world, so much so as to stimulate some of…
“Eleven planets” by Mahmoud Darwish
"Eleven Planets" is the latest Italian collection of poems by Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian poet par excellence. Published in Italy by Jouvence, the book was written in 1992, a year…
“Life of Pi” by Ang Lee
One of the most iconic films of 2012, a fable between religions, tigers and the sea. Ang Lee delights us with this masterpiece between the mystical and the adventure. Life…
“Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi
The Iranian cultural revolution seen through the eyes of a young girl. The autobiography of Marjane Satrapi has, with the passage of time, become a real cult among graphic novels,…
Mosul, the ancient Nineveh
A city older than history itself; Mosul, formerly known as Nineveh, is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most fascinating places on earth, founded by the Assyrians…
