TEHRAN – Saeid Rustai has criticized Iran’s committee following its decision to exclude his film “Leila’s Brother” from consideration for selecting the country’s submission for the Oscars 2023. Members of a committee selected by the Farabi Cinema Foundation choose Iran’s submission for the Academy Awards every year. The committee has not yet announced the list […]
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“Leila’s Brother” director protests film’s absence from Iran Oscar submission consideration
Marcela Sabio, Leila Ebrahimi share top prize at Iran’s Intl. Storytelling Festival
Marcela Sabio, Leila Ebrahimi share top prize at Iran’s Intl. Storytelling Festival – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Narrators Marcela Sabio from Argentina and Leila Ebrahimi from Iran shared the top prize at the 23rd edition of Iran’s International Storytelling Festival on Tuesday. Winners of the festival, which was organized online due to the pandemic, were announced […]
As Calls to Cancel Leila Khaled Event Continue, San Francisco State University Livestream Airs on Facebook Featuring PFLP Veteran
Palestinian PFLP supporters seen during a rally marking the 52nd anniversary of its founding, in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 14, 2019. Photo: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90. A San Francisco State University-sponsored livestream featuring Yacoub Odeh — a veteran of the US-designated terrorist organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) – aired […]
Leila Khaled event planned at SFSU, disappears online
Leila Khaled, convicted terrorist and Palestinian rights advocate, was set to speak on a panel at San Francisco State University (SFSU) titled “Whose Narratives? What Free Speech for Palestine?” on April 23rd. The event was removed from Eventbrite at some point between Thursday and Friday. As of the time of publication, the Zoom registration for […]
Axios Criticized for Calling Leila Khaled a “Palestinian Activist”
The news outlet Axios has faced some criticism for referring to Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist Leila Khaled as a “Palestinian activist” in a recent article. The article, titled “Zoom faces its content moderation moment,” discusses the video conferencing platform’s efforts in developing guidelines for how to handle content on its […]
Thousands of Nude Photos of Men Found on Computer of District Judge
District judge resigns amid allegations of judicial misconduct of a sexual nature. A District judge in Arkansas resigned from public office after investigators discovered over 4,000 photographs of nude males on his home computer. Many of the men had received checks from the judge and many had appeared before him as […]