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ALGERIA
CHARTE D'ETHIQUE ET DEONTOLOGIE DES JOURNALISTES ALGERIENS
Adopted by a conference of Algerian journalists and the Syndicat National des…
In search of an audience
The historical notes below were issued by Channel Four television to accompany a season of Arab films shown on British TV in the late 1980s.
By the timemost countries were producing their first films, the West was already promoting its film stars, who are known throughout…
Omar Gatlato by Merzak Allouache (1975)
The 'new' cinema of the 1960s and 1970s
The historical notes below were issued by Channel Four television to accompany a season of Arab films shown on British TV in the late 1980s.
Even between Lebanon and Iraq in the Middle East or the countries of the…
Egypt's great director
Youssef Chahine (1926-2008) was probably the greatest Arab film director.The notes below were issued by Channel Four television before his death, to accompany a season of Arab films shown on British TV in the late 1980s.
Youssef Chahine, director of some 40 films, is…
Henry Barakat's The Immortal Song (1959)
Birth of a film industry
The historical notes below were issued by Channel Four television to accompany a season of Arab films shown on British TV in the late 1980s.
Within the Arab world, the Egyptian cinema has always dominated the screen with its…
"The Arab cinemas are both the product and the expression of a long and unresolved struggle for the control of the image, for the power to define identity. That identity is clearly rooted in the crossroads of culture of the region, extending as it does between Europe and Black Africa, between the…
In 1998 Jordan published a draft Press and Publications Law. ARTICLE 19, the International Centre Against Censorship, analysed the draft and suggested improvements. The comments made by ARTICLE 19 are reproduced below because they address problems which arise with media legislation in many…
Introduction
In May 1998 the Algerian government began to liberalise its media policy. As part of this process it published a draft Organic Law on Information - Loi organique relative à l’information (LOI). ARTICLE 19, the International Centre Against Censorship, analysed the draft and suggested…
Principles on Freedom of Information Legislation
These principles set out standards for national and international regimes which give effect to the right to freedom of information. They are designed primarily for national legislation on freedom of information or access to official information but…
The press in the Arab world:
100 years of suppressed freedom
by Said Essoulami
The history of press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa in the last century is determined by the interaction of several political, economic, social and technological factors. Among the most important of the…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
