Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies and Arab Cinemas
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May Telmissany is a novelist, film critic, and Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies and Arab Cinemas at the University of Ottawa (Canada). Her current research project is titled Reel Good Arabs: Transnational Cinema and Arab Filmmakers of the Diaspora.
Mutiny in the Harem: Nadir Moknèche’s Algiers Trilogy
In her book Harem: The World behind the Veil, Alev Lytle Croutier proposes the following definition of the harem: “The word harem, derived from the Arabic haram, means ‘unlawful’, ‘protected’ or ‘forbidden.’ The sacred area around Mecca and Medina is haram, closed to all but the Faithful.
Introduction to The State of the Arts in the Middle East Vol II
This special edition of MEI Viewpoints is the second volume in a continuing series which explores the State of the Arts in the Middle East. The essays comprising this volume examine the art and influence of the distinguished Palestinian artist and educator Samia Zaru, representations of female communities in Algiers in three of renowned filmmaker Nadir Moknèche’s cinematic works, and the cultural production and societal roles of female Turkish Cypriot artists.
