Scandar Copti

Ajami and the Oscars: Who Really Represents Israel?

David Saranga | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Cannes, Jewish, Jewish Culture, Oscars, The Oscars, Israel, Film, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Culture, The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, Scandar Copti, Ajami, Yaron Shani, World News
David Saranga

Even if a film is critical of Israel, it is also an expression of the open character of our democracy. This is why I was astonished by the outrageous statement by Scandar Copti, an Arab Israeli director, that he does not represent Israel.

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Deconstructing Ajami

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ajami, Neda Agha Soltan, Oscars 2010, Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Middle East, Iran Protests, Entertainment News
Fabio Periera

No single film will bring peace to the Middle East, but films like Ajami provide a new context for understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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HuffPost Review: Ajami

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ajami Movie Review, Yaron Shani, Scandar Copti, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

An Oscar nominee as best foreign-language film, Israel's Ajami is a reminder that things can always -- always -- be worse. Yet Ajami isn't a downbeat film -- though it is a relentless one.

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"Ajami": A Film to Challenge the Israeli and Palestinian Narratives?

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Academy Awards, Hebrew, Scandar Copti, Academy Award Nominees, Israel, Palestine, Oscars, Film, Yaron Shani, Arabic, Ajami, Movies, Politics, Middle East, Palestinian, Israeli, World News
Ilana Teitelbaum

Hitting US theaters today is Ajami, Israel's contender at this year's Academy Awards, which has also been garnering praise at Cannes and other interna...

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